shaker

shak·er

noun \ˈshā-kər\

Definition of SHAKER

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>

2

capitalized [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

Examples of SHAKER

1. a member of the Shakers

First Known Use of SHAKER

15th century

Rhymes with SHAKER

acre, baker, breaker, faker, fakir, laker, maker, nacre, quaker, raker, saker, taker, waker