Checker, Chubby
(1941–) an American singer popular especially in the 1960s, whose most famous song is The Twist (1959)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

check‧er /ˈtʃekə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
[Sense 1-3: Date: 1800-1900; Origin: ⇒ check²]
[Sense 4: Date: 1700-1800; Origin: checker 'chessboard'; ⇒ check²(4)]

1. American English someone who works at the checkout in a supermarket

2. spell/grammar checker a computer program that checks whether the spelling of words or the grammar of a sentence is correct

3. someone who makes sure that something is written or done correctly

4. checkers [uncountable] American English a game for two players using 12 flat round pieces each and a board with 64 squares, in which the purpose is to take the other player’s pieces by jumping over them with your pieces Synonym : draughts British English
⇒ Chinese chequers

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