pepper shaker

/ˈpɛpə(ɹ)ˌʃeɪkə(ɹ)/

noun

A small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it on food for seasoning purposes.

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pepperettepepper potpepper box
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Meanings

nounpepper shaker (plural pepper shakers)

plural pepper shakers · alternative peppershaker

  1. A small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it on food for seasoning purposes.

    Synonyms: pepperette, pepper pot

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it on food for seasoning purposes.

Similar
pepperettepepper pot

More synonyms by meaning

nouna shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper

Similar
pepper boxpepper pot
Broader
shaker
Also see
pepperettepepper pot

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian пиперник
  • пиперник (pipernik)a small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it
Chinese Mandarin 胡椒瓶
  • 胡椒瓶 (hújiāopíng)a small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it
Czech pepřenka
  • pepřenkaa small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it
Dutch pepervaatje, peperbus
  • pepervaatjea small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it
  • peperbusa small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it
Finnish pippurisirotin
  • pippurisirotina small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it
French poivrière, poivrier
  • poivrièrea small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it
  • poivriera small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it
German Pfefferstreuer
  • Pfefferstreuera small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it
Italian pepiera
  • pepieraa small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it
Japanese コショウ入れ
  • コショウ入れ (koshō-ire)a small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it
Korean 후추통, 후추병
  • 후추통 (huchutong)a small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it
  • 후추병 (huchubyeong)a small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it
Polish pieprzniczka
  • pieprzniczkaa small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it
Portuguese pimenteiro
  • pimenteiroa small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it
Russian пе́речница
  • пе́речница (pérečnica)a small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it
Slovak korenička
  • koreničkaa small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it
Spanish pimentero, potorro de pimienta
  • pimenteroa small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it
  • potorro de pimientaa small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it
Turkish biberlik
  • biberlika small container designed to hold pepper and facilitate sprinkling it
Cite this entry
APA

pepper shaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pepper%20shaker

MLA

“pepper shaker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pepper%20shaker. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pepper shaker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pepper%20shaker.

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