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Shaker

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Noun

1. mover and shaker, shaker

a person who wields power and influence

Example Sentences:
'a shaker of traditional beliefs'
'movers and shakers in the business world'

2. shaker

a member of Christian group practicing celibacy and communal living and common possession of property and separation from the world

3. shaker

a container in which something can be shaken

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Shaker

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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. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Shaker

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noun
1. 
a person or thing that shakes
2. 
a device used in shaking
a cocktail shaker
3.  US; [S-]
a member of a religious sect that flourished in the 19th cent., practicing celibacy and owning common property for community living
adjective
4.  [sometimes S-]
designating a sweater knitted in a ribbed stitch (Shaker stitch), using heavy yarn

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Shaker

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n.
1.
a. One that shakes: a shaker of long-held beliefs and traditions.
b. One that impels, encourages, or supervises action.
2.
a. A container used for shaking: salt and pepper shakers.
b. A container used to mix or blend by shaking: a cocktail shaker.
3. Shaker A member of a Christian sect originating in England in 1747, practicing communal living and observing celibacy.
adj. also Shaker
Relating to or constituting a style produced by Shakers that is distinctively simple, unornamented, functional, and finely crafted: Shaker furniture.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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