HyperDic: quaker

English > 2 senses of the word Quaker / quaker:
NOUNperson Quaker, Frienda member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never / never called themselves Quakers)
person quaker, tremblerone who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear
Quaker / quaker > pronunciation
Soundskwey'ker
Rhymesacre / Acre ... Zocor: 182 rhymes with ker...
English > Quaker: 2 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningA member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never / never called themselves Quakers).
SynonymFriend
InstancesPenn, William PennEnglishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)
Member ofReligious Society of Friends, Society of Friends, QuakersA Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660
BroaderChristianA religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
Spanishcuáquero, Quaker
Catalanquàquer
English > quaker: 2 senses > noun 2, person
MeaningOne who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear.
Synonymtrembler
BroadercowardA person who shows fear or timidity
Verbsquakeshake with fast, tremulous movements

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