Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chequer

/ˈt͡ʃɛkɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: che-quer
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɛkɚ/

21

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The edible fruit of the wild service tree, Sorbus torminalis.

noun

Alternative spelling of checker.

British usage

verb

Alternative spelling of checker.

British usage

name

Example Sentences

"Our minds are, as it were, chequered with truth and falsehood."
"A gleam of sun shining through the unsashed window, and chequering the dark workshop with a broad patch of light, fell full upon him, as though attracted by his sunny heart."

Etymology

See checker. (fruit): Apparently in allusion to the chequered or spotted appearance of the fruit. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, “the surmises that chequer may be a corruption of choker, and that ‘choker’ may once have been the name, are gratuitous.”

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈt͡ʃɛkɚ/

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

chequers (plural) chequers (present, singular) chequering (participle, present) chequered (participle, past) chequered (past)

Derived Forms

chequerwise chequerwork chequy

Phrases

chequer tree green-white-chequer Chancellor of the Exchequer chequer-brat

Frequently Paired Words

Chancellor of the Exchequer Chequers exchequer cheque chequebook

Synonyms

checker check

Homonyms

checker

Questions

How do you pronounce chequer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃɛkɚ/.
What does chequer mean?: The edible fruit of the wild service tree, Sorbus torminalis.
Where does chequer come from?: See checker. (fruit): Apparently in allusion to the chequered or spotted appearance of the fruit. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, “the surmises that chequer may be a corruption of choker, and that ‘choker’ may once have been the name, are gratuitous.”

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