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Quaker

American  
[kwey-ker] / ˈkweɪ kər /

noun

  1. a popular name for a member of the Society of Friends.

Quaker British  
/ ˈkweɪkə /

noun

  1. a member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1650, whose central belief is the doctrine of the Inner Light. Quakers reject sacraments, ritual, and formal ministry, hold meetings at which any member may speak, and have promoted many causes for social reform

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adjective

  1. of, relating to, or designating the Religious Society of Friends or its religious beliefs or practices

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Quaker Cultural  

  1. A member of the Religious Society of Friends. The Quakers are a group of Christians (see also Christian) who use no scripture and believe in great simplicity in daily life and in worship. Their services consist mainly of silent meditation.

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Quakers have traditionally been committed to pacifism.

Pennsylvania was settled by a group of Quakers fleeing religious persecution.

Other Word Forms

  • Quakeress noun
  • Quakerish adjective
  • Quakerism noun
  • Quakerlike adjective
  • anti-Quaker adjective
  • non-Quaker noun
  • non-Quakerish adjective
  • pro-Quaker adjective

Etymology

Origin of Quaker

First recorded in 1590–1600; quake + -er 1

Example Sentences

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For months, activists have been demanding more support from city leadership, explained Elias Siegelman, an activist who works with No ICE Philly, which meets in the quintessentially Pennsylvanian location of a Quaker meeting house.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

Quaker suffered bleeding and a small break during the incident.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

They come from a variety of organizations, from legal aid groups to Quaker societies, or are just concerned citizens who have realized they can show up and help.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2025

This bold diagonal, cut through the prim Quaker street grid, produced a great many awkwardly shaped blocks, including the pointy trapezoid between the Parkway and the Vine Street Expressway that houses Calder Gardens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 24, 2025

The Quaker agent in Cambridge, knowing, as all such people did, that he was watched constantly, and that his mail might be censored, sent a message to William Still in Philadelphia.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

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