Checker
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Checker may refer to:
- Checker Motors CorporationChecker Motors CorporationChecker Motors Corporation was a Kalamazoo, Michigan based vehicle manufacturer and tier-one subcontractor that manufactured taxicabs used by Checker Taxi...
, an automotive industry subcontractor that was once the builder of the Checker taxicab and the Superba and Marathon automobiles - Checker TaxiChecker TaxiChecker Taxi was an American taxi company. It used the Checker Taxi Cab produced by the Checker Motors Corporation of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Both Checker Taxi and its parent company Checker Motors Corporation were owned by Morris Markin....
, a livery company (taxi service) founded by Morris Markin, that used Checker Taxi Cabs - Checker RecordsChecker RecordsChecker Records is an inactive record label that was started in 1952 as a subsidiary to Chess Records in Chicago, Illinois. The label was founded by the Chess brothers, Leonard and Phil, who ran the label until they sold it to General Recorded Tape in 1969, shortly before Leonard's death.The label...
, a record label - the action that produces checkering, a surface applied to wooden gunstocks to provide a non-slip grip (see GunsmithGunsmithA gunsmith is a person who repairs, modifies, designs, or builds firearms. This occupation is different from an armorer. The armorer primarily maintains weapons and limited repairs involving parts replacement and possibly work involving accurization...
) - Chubby CheckerChubby CheckerChubby Checker is an American singer-songwriter. He is widely known for popularizing the twist dance style, with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard's R&B hit "The Twist"...
, an American singer-songwriter best known for popularising "The Twist"