Home › Words › C › checkeristcheckeristcheckerist means one who plays the game of checkers.EtymologyFrom checker + -ist.nounOne who plays the game of checkers.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.checker 72% match — One who or that which checks or verifies something. vs checkerist →checkmater 72% match — One who checkmates. vs checkerist →chessist 68% match — A player of chess. vs checkerist →checklister 68% match — A person who creates or uses checklists. vs checkerist →chesser 65% match — A chess player. vs checkerist →crosschecker 65% match — One who crosschecks, or re-examines. vs checkerist →chalker 62% match — One who chalks. vs checkerist →backchecker 61% match — One who backchecks; thus:; A player who backchecks. vs checkerist →