Definition
A person who plays chess, especially one who is skilled at the game.
Etymology
An archaic or rare variant formation from 'chess' combined with the agent suffix '-ner' (similar to '-er'), used to denote a person engaged in the activity. This formation is largely obsolete, replaced by 'chess player.'
Kelly Says
Most occupations that end in '-ner' are pretty old-fashioned (like 'costumer' or 'gardener'), and 'chessner' is a perfect example of why English preferred simpler words—'chess player' just sounds more natural to our modern ears.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Chess ተጫዋች
Chess te-cha-wach
ARالعربية
لاعب الشطرنج
lay-b ash-sha-tra-nj
BNবাংলা
শাহ্মাতের খেলোয়াড়
sha-h-ma-te-rer khe-lo-ya-ar
CACatalà
jugador d'escacs
zhoo-ga-dor d'es-kacs
CSČeština
šachový hráč
shah-vo-vy hra-ch
DADansk
skakspiller
shak-spil-ler
DEDeutsch
Schachspieler
shahkh-sh-pie-ler
ELΕλληνικά
Παίκτης σκακών
pa-ik-tis ska-kon
ESEspañol
ajedrecista
a-heh-dresh-ee-sta
FAفارسی
بازیکن شطرنج
ba-zi-gan sha-tra-nj
FISuomi
shakkipelaaja
shak-ki-pe-la-a-ja
FRFrançais
joueur d'échecs
zhoo-e-d eh-sha
GUGU
chess રમતવીર
chess ram-ta-veer
HEעברית
משחקן שח
mis-cha-chan shach
HIहिन्दी
शतरंज खिलाड़ी
shah-tranj khi-la-di
HUMagyar
sakkjátékos
sakk-ya-te-kos
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemain catur
pe-main ca-tur
IGIG
onye na-eche chess
o-nye na-e-che chess
ITItaliano
giocatore di scacchi
zho-ka-tore di skak-ki
JA日本語
チェスプレイヤー
ches-pu-re-ya
KKKK
шахмат ойыншы
shakhmat oy-yn-shy
KMKM
ប្រកបដោយ chess
prak-bap-da-oy chess
KO한국어
체스 플레이어
che-seu ple-i-eo
MRMR
शतरंज खेळाडू
shah-tranj khe-la-adu
MSBahasa Melayu
pemain catur
pe-main ca-tur
MYမြန်မာ
chess ပြိုင်
chess p-r-oi-ng
NLNederlands
schaakspeler
schaak-spe-ler
NONorsk
sjakkspiller
sjakk-spil-ler
PLPolski
szachista
shah-chi-sta
PTPortuguês
jogador de xadrez
zho-ga-dor de zhen-drad
RORomână
jucător de sah
zhoo-ka-tor de sah
RUРусский
шахматист
shah-ma-tist
SVSvenska
schackspelare
shak-spel-a-re
SWKiswahili
mchezaji wa chess
m-che-za-ji wa chess
TAதமிழ்
பட்டப்பகுதி விளையாட்டு வீரர்
pat-ta-pa-ku-thi vi-la-ya-a-tu vi-ra-r
TEతెలుగు
చెస్సు ఆటగాడు
ches-su a-ta-ga-du
THไทย
นักเล่นหมากรุก
nak-len-ma-kruk
TLTL
manlalaro ng chess
man-la-la-ro ng chess
TRTürkçe
satranç oyuncusu
sah-tranch o-yun-cu-su
UKУкраїнська
шаховий гравець
shah-ho-vi-y hra-vets
URاردو
شاہنشاہی کھلاڑی
shah-na-she-ahi kha-la-ri
VITiếng Việt
người chơi cờ vua
ngoi-choi co-vua
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀ chess
o-po chess
ZH中文
国际象棋运动员
guo-ji-xiang-qi yu-dong-yuan
ZUZU
umqondisi we chess
um-qon-di-si we chess