chessman

[ches-man, -muhn]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural

chessmen

any piece used in the game of chess.

chessman

/ ˈtʃɛsˌmæn, -mən /

noun

any of the eight pieces and eight pawns used by each player in a game of chess

Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of chessman¹

1275–1325; Middle English; earlier chesse meyne, equivalent to chesse chess ¹ + meyne household ( man, men by folk etymology) < Middle French ��Ծ�é�� < Latin ��Բ��ō��- (stem of ��Բ��ō ); mansion

Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of chessman¹

C17: back formation from chessmen, from Middle English chessemeyne chess company, from meynie, menye company, body of men, from Old French ��é

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Logan is not somebody who is easily discombobulated, so Cory, as a master chessman, I’m sure would have a 13-point movement that gets him close enough to just get a smile from Logan.

From

The new-minted sunlight glints from the golden chessmen on this perfect afternoon.

From

The Sotheby's piece, the equivalent of a rook, is the first missing chessman to be identified.

From

The Sotheby’s piece, the equivalent of a rook, is the first missing chessman to be identified.

From

The chessmen were found buried in a sand dune on the Isle of Lewis in 1831 but the whereabouts of five pieces have remained a mystery.

From

chessel chess pie

Browse