King James Bible Dictionary

CHECKER, verb transitive

1. To variegate with cross lines; to form into little squares, like a chess board, by lines or stripes of different colors. Hence,

2. To diversify; to variegate with different qualities, scenes, or events.

Our minds are, as it were, checkered with truth and falsehood.

CHECKER, noun

1. One who checks or restrains; a rebuker.

2. A chess-board.

CHECKERS, n plural A common game on a checkered board.

CHECKER-WORK, noun Work varied alternately as to its colors or materials; work consisting of cross lines.