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shaker

[ shey-ker ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that shakes.
  2. a container with a perforated top from which a seasoning, condiment, sugar, flour, or the like is shaken onto food.
  3. any of various containers for shaking shaking beverages to mix the ingredients:

    a cocktail shaker.

  4. a dredger or caster.
  5. (initial capital letter) a member of the Millennial Church, originating in England in the middle of the 18th century and brought to the U.S. in 1774, advocating celibacy, common ownership of property, and a strict and simple way of life: so called from their practice of shaking shaking during religious services.


adjective

  1. (initial capital letter) noting or pertaining to a style of something produced by Shakers and characterized by simplicity of form, lack of ornamentation, fine craftsmanship, and functionality.

shaker

/ ˈʃeɪkə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that shakes
  2. a container, often having a perforated top, from which something, such as a condiment, is shaken
  3. a container in which the ingredients of alcoholic drinks are shaken together
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of shaker1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; shake, -er 1
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Idioms and Phrases

see mover and shaker .
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Example Sentences

Rain makes almond branches soggy and flexible, which makes it hard to snap nuts off using an industrial shaker.

Maybe they’re like, “Well, OK, we can have a moral compass, in addition to being a mover and a shaker.”

In his front yard, Rains kept a shaker table and other equipment to sift soil for flecks of gold.

Nadia stands to get a shaker of oregano and some napkins.

The two leads enjoy such an easygoing groove that you’re soon dreaming about the time when their characters can once again go looking for that lost shaker of salt.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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