schaker

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Twee schakers aan het spelen
Two chess players playing

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsxaː.kər/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: scha‧ker
  • Rhymes: -aːkər

Etymology 1

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From schaken +‎ -er.

Noun

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schaker m (plural schakers, diminutive schakertje n, feminine schaakster)

  1. a chess player
Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: skaker

Etymology 2

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From Middle Dutch schaker. Equivalent to schaak (robbery) or schaken (to abduct, to steal) +‎ -er.

Noun

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schaker m (plural schakers, diminutive schakertje n, feminine schaakster)

  1. a kidnapper, particularly of women or girls
  2. (obsolete) a robber, a bandit
Descendants
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