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Shaker
[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
Examples of shaker in a Sentence
a member of the Shakers
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Then, add ice to the shaker, and shake again for 30 seconds.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2025
Detroit Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield 'thrilled' to be married Throughout the weekend social media was buzzing and the city's movers-and-shakers were giddy about Sheffield's pending nuptials.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 7 Dec. 2025
The tracks appear alongside 10 reimagined Shaker hymns.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2025
Keep the salt shaker off the table.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 29 Nov. 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2025
Detroit Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield 'thrilled' to be married Throughout the weekend social media was buzzing and the city's movers-and-shakers were giddy about Sheffield's pending nuptials.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 7 Dec. 2025
The tracks appear alongside 10 reimagined Shaker hymns.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2025
Keep the salt shaker off the table.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 29 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shaker
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“Shaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shaker. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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shaker
noun
shak·er
ˈshā-kər 
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: a utensil or machine used in shaking
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capitalized
: a member of a religious group originating in England and practicing a communal life
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