checker

Word family

check·er /ˈtʃekə $ -ər/ noun [countableC]

1. American EnglishAmEWORKER someone who works at the checkout in a supermarket 〔超级市场的〕收银员

2. spell/grammar checker a computer program that checks whether the spelling of words or the grammar of a sentence is correct 〔计算机上的〕拼写/语法检查程序

Examples from the Corpus

spell/grammar checker• Some of these packages include excellent typographic extras, like a spell checker or thesaurus.• A spell checker, word count feature and thesaurus are all included and the program can handle headers and footers.• However, a dictionary pack for PageMaker is available which contains PageMaker spell checker modules for 20 different languages.

3. someone who makes sure that something is written or done correctly 检验员，审核员

4. checkers [uncountableU] American EnglishAmE 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 西洋跳棋 SYN British English draughts →5 see picture at 见图 board game

Examples from the Corpus

checker• He moved her around like a checker.• One of the most popular sites is the game room, where visitors can play chess, checkers and backgammon with others.• I played imaginary checkers on the linoleum grid of the barbershop floor.• You wonder about other things: a football game, a dance, that cute new checker at the market.• Sam doesn't play checkers with the old boys on the porch.• A spell checker, word count feature and thesaurus are all included and the program can handle headers and footers.• Spelling checkers can be used to correct miss-spelt words and typing mistakes.• The checkers at the airport were poker-faced but affable.

From Longman Business Dictionary

checkercheck·er /ˈtʃekə-ər/ noun [countableC]

1COMPUTING spell/ spelling/grammar checker a computer program that checks spelling or grammar

an automatic grammar checker that searches for missing words, bad punctuation etc

2JOBMANUFACTURINGsomeone whose job is to check that things are correct or done correctly

our quality control checker

3American EnglishAmE someone who works in a SUPERMARKET, adding up the cost of the goods people buy

Origin checker

1. (1800-1900) → CHECK2

2. (1700-1800) checker “chessboard”; → CHECK24

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