SHAKER


Meaning of SHAKER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈshā-kər ]

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 -kə-ˌri-zəm noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.