chessman (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *chessman*:
NOUN	artifact	chessman, chess piece	any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game / game of chess

chessman > pronunciation
Sounds	cheh'smahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *chessman*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	Any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game / game of chess.
Synonym	chess piece
Part of	chess set	checkerboard and a set of 32 pieces used to play chess
Narrower	bishop	(chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color
	castle, rook	(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
	pawn	(chess) the least powerful piece
	queen	(chess) the most powerful piece
Broader	man, piece	game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
Spanish	pieza de ajedrez, pieza del ajedrez, trebejo
Catalan	peça d'escacs, peces escacs

HyperDic: chessman