Main Entry:

shak·er

Pronunciation:

\ˈshā-kər\

Function:

noun

Date:

15th century

1: one that shakes: as a: a utensil or machine used in shaking <cocktail shaker> b: one that incites, promotes, or directs action <a mover and shaker> 2capitalized [from a dance with shaking movements performed as part of worship] : a member of a millenarian sect originating in England in 1747 and practicing celibacy and an ascetic communal life

— Shaker adjective

— Shak·er·ism \-kə-ˌri-zəm\ noun