chukker

or chuk·kar

[ chuhk-er ]

noun

, Polo.

1. one of the periods of play.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chukker¹

1895–1900; < Hindi chakkar < Sanskrit cakra wheel

Example Sentences

Matches will be played in five parts, known as chukkers, of four minutes and 30 seconds.

From Seattle Times

This winter, top polo players will drop by with their ponies to play informal chukkers with residents.

From Wall Street Journal

The first U.S.-bred polo horse to be the best in the world, he was ridden by Adolfo Cambiaso, the best polo player in the world, in two pivotal chukkers of the 2015 finals.

From Time

It would be marvelous to sit through even one chukker again.

From New York Times

From there, the two teams checked, jostled and scrambled their way through a series of frenzied five-minute chukkers, as quarters are known.

From New York Times