n.
Pronunciation: ' sh ā -k ə r
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 >
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 \ -k ə - ˌ ri-z ə m \ noun