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chessman
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chess·man  (chsmn, -mn)
n.
One of the pieces used in playing chess.

chessman [ˈtʃɛsˌmæn -mən]
n pl -men
(Group Games / Chess & Draughts) any of the eight pieces and eight pawns used by each player in a game of chess
[back formation from chessmen, from Middle English chessemeyne chess company, from meynie, menye company, body of men, from Old French meyné]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chessmanchessman - any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
bishop - (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color
rook, castle - (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
king - (chess) the weakest but the most important piece
knight, horse - a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
man, piece - game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage"
pawn - (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank
queen - (chess) the most powerful piece
chess set - checkerboard and a set of 32 pieces used to play chess
Translations
chessman [ˈtʃesmæn] N (chessmen (pl)) → pieza f de ajedrez
chessman [ˈtʃɛsmæn] npièce f (de jeu d'échecs)
chess piece npièce f (de jeu d'échecs)
chessman [ˈtʃɛsˌmæn] n (-men (pl)) → pezzo (degli scacchi)
chessman [ˈtʃɛsˌmæn] n (-men (pl)) → pezzo (degli scacchi)


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