chess piece

noun — 2 senses

chess piece

noun
1

Board games, Chess, Games Any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess.

2

Idiomatic A person being manipulated by another, being used to some end.

  • Near-synonym: pawn
Synonyms
chessman, chess piece, chesspiece
Related terms
Appendix:Chess pieces
Hypernyms
board game piece
Hyponyms
bishop, castle, king, knight, pawn, queen, rook
Holonyms
chess

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