Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chessplayer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chess-play-er
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of chess player.

Example Sentences

"The hours spent there by Corvick were present to my fancy as those of a chessplayer bent with a silent scowl, all the lamplit winter, over his board and his moves."

Etymology

From chess + player.

Inflected Forms

chessplayers (plural)

Questions

What does chessplayer mean?: Alternative spelling of chess player.
Where does chessplayer come from?: From chess + player.

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