schaker

Dutch

Twee schakers aan het spelen
Two chess players playing

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsxaː.kər/

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• Hyphenation: scha‧ker
• Rhymes: -aːkər

Etymology 1

From schaken +‎ -er.

Noun

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

1. a chess player

Descendants

• Afrikaans: skaker

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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

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

Descendants

• Afrikaans: skaker