"Shaker" meaning in English

See Shaker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From shake + -er, from the movements of the members in dancing, which forms a part of their worship. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shake|er}} shake + -er Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Shaker (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to a distinctive style of furniture developed by the Shakers, characterised by functionality and minimalist designs. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Furniture Derived forms: Shaker cabinet, Shaker kitchen
    Sense id: en-Shaker-en-adj-36LEkyZG Disambiguation of Furniture: 80 14 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 11 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 62 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 16 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 13 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 56 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From Arabic. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ar|-}} Arabic Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Shaker
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Shaker-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: Shakers [plural]
Etymology: From shake + -er, from the movements of the members in dancing, which forms a part of their worship. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shake|er}} shake + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} Shaker (plural Shakers)
  1. One of a Christian Protestant religious sect who do not marry. Categories (topical): Protestantism Synonyms: Shaking Quaker Derived forms: Shaker Heights Translations (member of a Protestant sect): shaker [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Shaker-en-noun-9GoTw8q0 Disambiguation of Protestantism: 36 6 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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