"chess player" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chess players [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} chess player (plural chess players)
  1. A human or computer that plays the game of chess. Categories (topical): Chess, People Synonyms: chesser [rare], chess-player, chessplayer Translations (a person who plays chess): shahist [masculine] (Albanian), շախմատիստ (šaxmatist) [masculine] (Armenian), շախմատիստուհի (šaxmatistuhi) [feminine] (Armenian), axedrecista [feminine, masculine] (Asturian), şahmatçı (Azerbaijani), xakelari (Basque), шахматы́ст (šaxmatýst) [masculine] (Belarusian), шахматы́стка (šaxmatýstka) [feminine] (Belarusian), escaquista [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), 棋手 (qíshǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), 棋士 (qíshì) (Chinese Mandarin), šachista [masculine] (Czech), šachistka [feminine] (Czech), skakspiller [common-gender] (Danish), schaker [masculine] (Dutch), schaakster [feminine] (Dutch), ŝakisto (Esperanto), ŝakistino [feminine] (Esperanto), malemängija (Estonian), maletaja (Estonian), telvari [masculine] (Faroese), talvleikari [masculine] (Faroese), šakinpelaaja (Finnish), joueur d’échecs [masculine] (French), joueuse d’échecs [feminine] (French), xadrecista (Galician), Schachspieler [masculine] (German), Schachspielerin [feminine] (German), sakkozó (Hungarian), sakkjátékos (Hungarian), ficheallaí [masculine] (Irish), imreoir fichille [masculine] (Irish), scacchista [feminine, masculine] (Italian), шатрч (şatrç) (Kalmyk), шахматшы (şaxmatşy) (Kazakh), шатырашшы (şatıraşşı) (Nogai), szachista [masculine] (Polish), szachistka [feminine] (Polish), enxadrista [Brazil, common-gender] (Portuguese), xadrezista [Portugal, common-gender] (Portuguese), jucător de șah [masculine] (Romanian), jucătoare de șah [feminine] (Romanian), șahist [masculine] (Romanian), șahistă [feminine] (Romanian), шахмати́ст (šaxmatíst) [masculine] (Russian), шахмати́стка (šaxmatístka) [feminine] (Russian), ajedrecista [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), schackspelare [common-gender] (Swedish), шахі́ст (šaxíst) [masculine] (Ukrainian), шахі́стка (šaxístka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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          "sense": "a person who plays chess",
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          "sense": "a person who plays chess",
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          "sense": "a person who plays chess",
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          "sense": "a person who plays chess",
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          "sense": "a person who plays chess",
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      "sense": "a person who plays chess",
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      "sense": "a person who plays chess",
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      "sense": "a person who plays chess",
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      "sense": "a person who plays chess",
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      "sense": "a person who plays chess",
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      "sense": "a person who plays chess",
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a person who plays chess",
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      "sense": "a person who plays chess",
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      "sense": "a person who plays chess",
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      "sense": "a person who plays chess",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "scacchista"
    },
    {
      "code": "xal",
      "lang": "Kalmyk",
      "roman": "şatrç",
      "sense": "a person who plays chess",
      "word": "шатрч"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "şaxmatşy",
      "sense": "a person who plays chess",
      "word": "шахматшы"
    },
    {
      "code": "nog",
      "lang": "Nogai",
      "roman": "şatıraşşı",
      "sense": "a person who plays chess",
      "word": "шатырашшы"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a person who plays chess",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "szachista"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a person who plays chess",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "szachistka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a person who plays chess",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil",
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "enxadrista"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a person who plays chess",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "xadrezista"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a person who plays chess",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jucător de șah"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a person who plays chess",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jucătoare de șah"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a person who plays chess",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "șahist"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a person who plays chess",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "șahistă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "šaxmatíst",
      "sense": "a person who plays chess",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шахмати́ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "šaxmatístka",
      "sense": "a person who plays chess",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "шахмати́стка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a person who plays chess",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ajedrecista"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a person who plays chess",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "schackspelare"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "šaxíst",
      "sense": "a person who plays chess",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шахі́ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "šaxístka",
      "sense": "a person who plays chess",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "шахі́стка"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chess player"
}

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