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chess piece

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: board-games, chess, games

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chessman

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: piece, object

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, idiomatic, uncountable

Examples

  • Near-synonym: pawn

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pawn

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: manipulee, person

3

noun

Meaning 3

any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chessman

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: man, piece

Narrower terms: bishop, castle, rook, king, knight, horse, pawn, queen

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

83 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: gur shahu — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Arabic: قِطْعَة (qiṭʕa) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Armenian: շախմատի խաղաքար (šaxmati xaġakʻar) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Armenian: խաղաքար (xaġakʻar) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Belarusian: ша́хматная фігу́ра (šáxmatnaja fihúra) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Bulgarian: ша́хматна фигу́ра (šáhmatna figúra) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Catalan: peça d'escacs — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Chinese Mandarin: 棋子 (qízǐ) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Chinese Mandarin: 象棋子 (xiàngqízǐ) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Czech: šachová figurka — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Danish: skakbrik — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Dutch: schaakstuk — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Esperanto: ŝakpeco — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Estonian: malend — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Estonian: malenupp — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Estonian: nupp — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Faroese: talvfólk — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Finnish: shakkinappula — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Finnish: šakkinappula — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • French: pièce — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • French: pièce d'échecs — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Galician: peza de xadrez — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Galician: trebello — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Georgian: ჭადრაკის ფიგურა (č̣adraḳis pigura) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • German: Schachfigur — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • German: Figur — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Greek: πεσσός (pessós) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Hebrew: כלי שחמט (kli shakhmát) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Hindi: शतरंज का मोहर (śatrañj kā mohar) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Hungarian: sakkfigura — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Hungarian: sakkbábu — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Icelandic: maður — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Icelandic: taflmaður — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Icelandic: karl — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Icelandic: skákmaður — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Ido: shakfiguro — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Irish: fear fichille — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Italian: pezzo degli scacchi — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Japanese: 駒 (koma) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Japanese: チェスの駒 (chesu no koma) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Japanese: チェスマン (chesuman) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Kannada: ಚದುರಂಗದ ಕಾಯಿ (caduraṅgada kāyi) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Kazakh: шахмат тасы (şaxmat tasy) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Khmer: កូនចត្រង្គ (koon cha’trɑng) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Korean: 체스 기물 (cheseu gimul) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Korean: 기물 (gimul) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Korean: 체스피스 (cheseupiseu) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Korean: 말 (mal) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Latin: latro — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Latvian: šaha figūra — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Latvian: šaha kauliņš — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Lithuanian: šachmatų figūra — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Macedonian: шаховска фигу́ра (šahovska figúra) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Malayalam: ചെസ്സ് കരു (cessŭ karu) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Marathi: बुद्धिबळातील सोंगटी (buddhibḷātīl soṅgṭī) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Navajo: naalzhoodíígíí — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Nepali: चेसको गोटीहरू (cesko goṭīharū) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Nepali: बुद्धिचालको गोटीहरू (buddhicālko goṭīharū) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Occitan: pièca d'escacs — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Persian: مهره (mohre) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Polish: bierka — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Portuguese: peça de xadrez — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Romanian: piesă de șah — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Romanian: figură de șah — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Russian: ша́хматная фигу́ра (šáxmatnaja figúra) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Russian: фигу́ра (figúra) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Russian: фи́шка (fíška) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Scottish Gaelic: fear-tàileisg — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Slovak: šachová figúrka — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Slovak: kameň — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Spanish: pieza de ajedrez — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Spanish: trebejo — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Swedish: schackpjäs — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Tamil: சதுரங்கக் காய் (caturaṅkak kāy) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Turkish: satranç taşı — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Ukrainian: ша́хова фігу́ра (šáxova fihúra) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Vietnamese: con cờ — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Vietnamese: quân cờ — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Volapük: cögapiäd — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Welsh: dyn gwyddbwyll — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Welsh: darn gwyddbwyll — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Yiddish: פֿיגור (figur) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
  • Yiddish: שאָכפֿיגור (shokhfigur) — any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess