woodpusher

English

Etymology

From wood +‎ pusher, in sardonic reference to wooden chesspieces.

Noun

woodpusher (plural woodpushers)

1. (chess, informal, derogatory) A bad player; an amateur.

Synonyms

• patzer

Antonyms

• master, grandmaster

Related terms

• push wood

Translations

chess player who is not good at the game

• Finnish: amatööri (fi), tumpelo (fi)
• French: pousseur de bois (fr)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can