NOUN | person | Quaker, Friend | a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never / never called themselves Quakers) |
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person | quaker, trembler | one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear |
Sounds | kwey'ker | |
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Rhymes | acre / Acre ... Zocor: 182 rhymes with ker... |
Meaning | A member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never / never called themselves Quakers). | |
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Synonym | Friend | |
Instances | Penn, William Penn | Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718) |
Member of | Religious Society of Friends, Society of Friends, Quakers | A Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660 |
Broader | Christian | A religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination |
Spanish | cuáquero, Quaker | |
Catalan | quàquer |
Meaning | One who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear. | |
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Synonym | trembler | |
Broader | coward | A person who shows fear or timidity |
Verbs | quake | shake with fast, tremulous movements |
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