Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

checkmater

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
check-mater
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who checkmates.

Etymology

From checkmate + -er.

Word Breakdown

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Questions

What does checkmater mean?
One who checkmates.
Where does checkmater come from?
From checkmate + -er.

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