Meanings
shaker1
plural shakers
- A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.
- A variety of pigeon.
- One who holds railroad spikes while they are hammered.
- A musical percussion instrument filled with granular solids which produce a rhythmic sound when shaken.
Jocelyn played the shakers while her boyfriend played the acoustic guitar.
Shaker2
plural Shakers
- One of a Christian Protestant religious sect who do not marry.
Synonyms: Shaking Quaker
- not comparablePertaining to a distinctive style of furniture developed by the Shakers, characterised by functionality and minimalist designs.
Shaker3
- A surname.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA container from which granular condiments are shaken so as to be sprinkled onto food.
nounOne of a Christian Protestant religious sect who do not marry.
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Origin
shaker · noun
- Proto-Indo-European*skek-
- Proto-Germanic*skakaną
- Proto-West Germanic*skakan
- Old Englishsċacan
- Middle Englishschaken
- Englishshake
- Englishshaker
Shaker · noun, adjective
From shake + -er, from the movements of the members in dancing, which forms a part of their worship.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan sacsejador, coctelera
- sacsejadormusical percussion instrument
- coctelerasomething that shakes
Finnish ravistin, sirotin
- ravistinsomething that shakes
- sirotinsomething that shakes
- sekoitinsomething that shakes
German Shaker
- Shakersomething that shakes
Italian chi agita, shaker
- chi agitasomething that shakes
- shakersomething that shakes
- sbattighiacciosomething that shakes
- scuotitoiosomething that shakes
- scuotitoresomething that shakes
- salierasomething that shakes
- zuccherierasomething that shakes
Japanese シェイカー
- シェイカー (sheikā)musical percussion instrument
Korean 셰이커
- 셰이커 (syeikeo)musical percussion instrument
Māori hue puruwai, hue puruhau
- hue puruwaimusical percussion instrument
- hue puruhaumusical percussion instrument
Portuguese shaker
- shakermember of a Protestant sect
Russian ше́йкер
- ше́йкер (šéjker)something that shakes
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with shaker
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Cite this entry
shaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shaker
“shaker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shaker. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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