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SHAKER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A container in which something can be shaken

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("shaker" is a kind of...):

container (any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shaker"):

caster; castor (a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar)

cocktail shaker (a shaker for mixing cocktails)

pepper box; pepper pot; pepper shaker (a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper)

salt shaker; saltshaker (a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling salt)

Derivation:

shake (move or cause to move back and forth)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Shaker" is a kind of...):

Christian (a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination)

Holonyms ("Shaker" is a member of...):

Shakers; United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing (a celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United States)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A person who wields power and influence

Example:

movers and shakers in the business world

Synonyms:

mover and shaker; shaker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("shaker" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

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