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shaker (iou)



shaker noun & adjective. LME.
[from SHAKE verb + -ER1.]
A. noun.
gen. A person who or thing which shakes something or someone. LME.
mover and shaker (chiefly N. Amer.) a person who influences events, a person who gets things done.
gen. A person who or thing which shakes. Formerly also, a boaster, a swaggerer. LME.
In pl. Thin vibrating plates of metal as a trimming for clothes. Scot. E16-E17.
(Shaker.)
a. A member of a religious sect characterized by devotional exercises accompanied by shaking or convulsions. M-L17.
b. A member of an American religious sect (named from its religious dances) living simply and in celibacy in mixed communities of men and women. L18.
A fantail pigeon. More fully shaker pigeon. M17.
An implement, machine, etc., used for shaking or agitating something. L18.
b. spec. A container in which cocktails or other mixed drinks are blended by shaking. M19.
A caster for salt, sugar, etc. Chiefly N. Amer. E20.
A simple percussion instrument that is shaken. M20.
b. attrib. or as adjective. (Shaker.) Of an artefact: produced by or of a type produced by Shakers. E19.
Shakeress noun a female Shaker M19.
shakerful noun the contents of a (cocktail) shaker, as much as a shaker will hold M20.
Shakerism noun the principles and practices of the Shakers E19.