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 Definitions of shaker  [ˈʃeɪ kər]  

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Definition of 'shaker' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) shaker
a container with a perforated top from which a seasoning, condiment, sugar, flour, or the like is shaken onto food.

2.  shaker
any of various containers for shaking beverages to mix the ingredients.

3.  shaker
a dredger or caster.

4.  shaker
(cap.) a member of a religious sect originating in England in the middle of the 18th century and now extant only in the U.S., practicing celibacy, common ownership of property, and a strict and simple way of life.

5.  shaker
a person or thing that shakes.

6. (adj.) shaker
(cap.) of or pertaining to a style of furniture produced by Shakers in the U.S., characterized by simplicity of form, lack of ornamentation, and functionality.

7.  shaker
(sometimes cap.) of or designating a knitted fabric formed of parallel rows of ribbing.

Etymology:  (1400–50)

Definition of 'shaker' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) shaker, mover and shaker
a person who wields power and influence
"a shaker of traditional beliefs"; "movers and shakers in the business world"

2. (noun) Shaker
a member of Christian group practicing celibacy and communal living and common possession of property and separation from the world

3. (noun) shaker
a container in which something can be shaken


Definition of 'shaker' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) shaker
a person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken

2. (noun) shaker
one of a religious sect who do not marry, popularly so called from the movements of the members in dancing, which forms a part of their worship

3. (noun) shaker
a variety of pigeon



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