plural chukkers also chukkas
: a playing period of a polo game
… the price of a horse that can run, stop and turn, full-out, for the unmitigated seven-and-one-half minutes of a high-goal chukker begins at $15,000.—
Wendy Insinger
Wendy InsingerAt the Palm Beach Polo and Country Club in Wellington, some 15 miles west of Palm Beach, for example, one can watch a few chukkers of polo …—Nick Ravo
Nick RavoBoth teams started evenly exchanging goals in the first chukka.—Daily Trust
Daily TrustExamples of chukker in a Sentence
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Sometimes at polo matches, the crowd, especially in the VIP areas, can be inattentive, but polo being the hometown sport, the Greenwich fans were enthusiastically engaged as Audi came from behind for the win, 12 to 7 in six chukkers.
—Alan Behr, chicagotribune.com, 24 Sep. 2019
Throw on your favorite wide-brimmed hat and settle in for a chukker or six.
—Shawnté Salabert, Los Angeles Magazine, 7 June 2018
Valiente scored three goals in a 110-second span in the first chukker, setting the tone for the match.
—Y.a. Teitelbaum, Sun-Sentinel.com, 19 Apr. 2018
Under tournament rules, both teams switch horses with the opposing team after two chukkers since neither team was able to bring its own horses.
—Terry Monahan, Pomerado News, 28 Mar. 2018
In addition to sipping on bubbly, bright young things including Ashley Madekwe, Bella Heathcote, and Camilla Belle took in all the action on the field and at halftime stomped on the divots for the second chukker.
—Vogue, 16 Oct. 2017
Secure your spot on the sidelines, then get to Googling the Sport of Kings—only two months to figure out what a chukker is and how to calculate a team’s handicap.
—Marielle Wakim, Los Angeles Magazine, 21 Aug. 2017
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Alan Behr, chicagotribune.com, 24 Sep. 2019
Throw on your favorite wide-brimmed hat and settle in for a chukker or six.
—Shawnté Salabert, Los Angeles Magazine, 7 June 2018
Valiente scored three goals in a 110-second span in the first chukker, setting the tone for the match.
—Y.a. Teitelbaum, Sun-Sentinel.com, 19 Apr. 2018
Under tournament rules, both teams switch horses with the opposing team after two chukkers since neither team was able to bring its own horses.
—Terry Monahan, Pomerado News, 28 Mar. 2018
In addition to sipping on bubbly, bright young things including Ashley Madekwe, Bella Heathcote, and Camilla Belle took in all the action on the field and at halftime stomped on the divots for the second chukker.
—Vogue, 16 Oct. 2017
Secure your spot on the sidelines, then get to Googling the Sport of Kings—only two months to figure out what a chukker is and how to calculate a team’s handicap.
—Marielle Wakim, Los Angeles Magazine, 21 Aug. 2017
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“Chukker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chukker. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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