chessman

Definition of Chessman in English :

1. chess piece, chessman

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Chessman

noun plural -men

any of the eight pieces and eight pawns used by each player in a game of chess

nounWord forms: plural ˈchessmen (ˈtʃɛsmən ; chesˈmən)

any of the pieces or pawns used in the game of chess: each player has 1 king, 1 queen, 2 rooks (or castles), 2 knights, 2 bishops, and 8 pawns

see also piece (sense 3) piece (sense 3g)

n.

One of the pieces used in playing chess.