checker
Pronunciation: [ˈtʃɛkər]
Context: “games”
(noun) a person who plays a board game called checkers. This game is played on a square board with dark and light squares, and players move pieces to capture their opponent's pieces.
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My brother is a great checker who always wins against me.
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I wasn't a very good checker before I practiced more.
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Are you a checker in the game we are playing?
Context: “inspection”
(noun) a person who checks or verifies something. This could be someone checking items, like tickets or grades, to make sure everything is correct.
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The checker at the movie theater helped us find our seats quickly.
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The checker did not notice the mistake in my ticket.
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Who is the checker in charge of checking the tickets today?
Context: “pattern”
(noun) a pattern of squares, usually in black and white or colors, used in clothing or design. It looks like a simple grid made up of alternating colors.
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She wore a lovely dress with a checker pattern on it.
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He doesn't like checker patterns because they’re too busy for him.
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Do you think the checker design is trendy right now?
Context: “verification”
(verb) to look at something carefully to make sure it is right or correct. You might check your homework to see if you did it correctly.
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I checker my math homework before turning it in.
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I didn’t checker my answers, so I made some silly mistakes.
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Did you checker that the door was locked?