HyperDic: shaker

English > 3 senses of the word shaker / Shaker:
NOUNperson shaker, mover and shakera person who wields power and influence
person Shakera member of Christian group practicing celibacy and communal living and common possession of property and separation from the world
artifactshakera container in which something can be shaken
shaker / Shaker > pronunciation
Soundsshey'ker
Rhymesacre / Acre ... Zocor: 182 rhymes with ker...
English > shaker: 3 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningA person who wields power and influence.
Examples
  • "a shaker of traditional beliefs"
  • "movers and shakers in the business world"
Synonymmover and shaker
Broaderperson, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soulA human being
English > Shaker: 3 senses > noun 2, person
MeaningA member of Christian group practicing celibacy and communal living and common possession of property and separation from the world.
Member ofShakers, United Society of Believers in Christ's Second AppearingA celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United States
BroaderChristianA religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
English > shaker: 3 senses > noun 3, artifact
MeaningA container in which something can be shaken.
Narrowercaster, castorA shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar
cocktail shakerA shaker for mixing cocktails
pepper shaker, pepper box, pepper potA shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper
saltshaker, salt shakerA shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling salt
BroadercontainerAny object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
Spanishagitador
Catalanagitador
Verbsshakemove or cause to move back and forth

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