chessman

[ ches-man, -muhn ]

noun,plural chess·men [ches-men, -muhn]. /ˈtʃɛsˌmɛn, -mən/.
  1. any piece used in the game of chess.

Origin of chessman

1
1275–1325; Middle English; earlier chesse meyne, equivalent to chessechess1 + meyne household (man, men by folk etymology) <Middle French mesniée<Latin mansiōn- (stem of mansiō); see mansion

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How to use chessman in a sentence

  • The Cham chessman is very similar to ours and the board has also sixty-four squares.

  • The apple was soon devoured, and the child returned to the chess board, and kidnapped another chessman.

  • He looked at Joe chessman who stood stolidly to one side, gun still in hand.

    Adaptation | Dallas McCord Reynolds
  • Plekhanov made his way toward them, Joe chessman at his right and a pace to the rear.

    Adaptation | Dallas McCord Reynolds
  • chessman turned and it took a brief moment for the blankness in his eyes to fade into life.

    Adaptation | Dallas McCord Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for chessman

chessman

/ (ˈtʃɛsˌmæn, -mən) /


nounplural -men
  1. any of the eight pieces and eight pawns used by each player in a game of chess

Origin of chessman

1
C17: back formation from chessmen, from Middle English chessemeyne chess company, from meynie, menye company, body of men, from Old French meyné

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