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patzer

 
Dictionary: pat·zer   (păt'sər, pät'-) pronunciation

n. Slang
A poor or amateurish chess player.

[Probably from German, bungler, from patzen, to bungle.]


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[fr. G. patzer, a blunderer]  an inept chess player  
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a poor chess player


 
 
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