checker

Meaning

Noun

1. One who or that which checks or verifies something.
2. One who makes a check mark.
3. The clerk who tallies cost of purchases and accepts payment.
4. One who hinders or stops something.

Verb

1. (transitive) To mark in a pattern of alternating light and dark positions, like a checkerboard.
2. (intransitive) To develop markings in a pattern of alternating light and dark positions, like a checkerboard.

Synonyms

chequer

controller

inspector

examiner

check

hatcheck girl

tester

verifier

check girl

supervisor

surveyor

validator

checkout person

lady

adjustor

censor

checkers

chessman

chess piece

adjuster

partner

scanner

Translations

vérificateur

supervisor

controllore

controleur

inspector

ελεγκτής

opzichter

contrôleur

verificateur

revisor

riffeln

addetto ai bagagli

esaminatore

πούλι

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtʃɛkə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: cheker

In summary

From check + -er.