Definitions for quakerˈkweɪ kər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Quak•erˈkweɪ kər(n.)
a member of the Society of Friends, a Christian denomination founded by George Fox in 1650; Friend.
Origin of Quaker:
1650–60; orig. pejorative; alluding to the supposed “shaking and quaking” of participants in early Friends' meetings
Quak′er•ly(adj.; adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
Friend, Quaker(noun)
a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
quaker, trembler(noun)
one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear
Wiktionary
Quaker(Noun)
A believer of the Quaker faith and a member of the Society of Friends, known for their pacifist views.
Origin: A name given to members of the Religious Society of Friends in England when, in his defense, the leader of the Society said that the English judge would be the one to quake with fear before God on his Day of Judgment.
Webster Dictionary
Quaker(noun)
one who quakes
Quaker(noun)
one of a religious sect founded by George Fox, of Leicestershire, England, about 1650, -- the members of which call themselves Friends. They were called Quakers, originally, in derision. See Friend, n., 4
Quaker(noun)
the nankeen bird
Quaker(noun)
the sooty albatross
Quaker(noun)
any grasshopper or locust of the genus (Edipoda; -- so called from the quaking noise made during flight
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