Chessplayer

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of chess player. alt-of, alternative

    "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."

Synonyms

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chesserchessist

Example

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"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.

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