Chessman (noun)

One of the pieces used in playing the game of chess.

Origin:

Middle english chesseman, from old french eschecman, from eschec check (from arabic shāh, king), because each piece has a defined rank in the game of chess.

Examples:

1. The knight is one of the six chessman that moves in a unique L-shape.
2. He carefully arranged the chessman on the board for their next game.
3. The chessman were made of wood and hand-painted.
4. She selected the black chessman and he took the white ones.
5. He studied each chessman, considering the best moves for each one.