shaker en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈʃeɪkɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *skek-der. Proto-Germanic *skakaną Proto-West Germanic *skakan Old English sċacan Middle English schaken English shake English -er English shaker From shake + -er.
Meanings
- A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.
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A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken. ▸ A container from which granular condiments are shaken so as to be sprinkled onto food.
Near-synonyms: cruet, caster (sometimes synonymous)
- A variety of pigeon.
- One who holds railroad spikes while they are hammered.
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A musical percussion instrument filled with granular solids which produce a rhythmic sound when shaken.
Jocelyn played the shakers while her boyfriend played the acoustic guitar.
- A kind of straight-sided, stackable glass for beer, soda, etc.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shakers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
shakerful · hand shaker · minishaker · boneshaker · thermoshaker · hallanshaker · handshaker · soap shaker · salt shaker · saltshaker · white dog shaker syndrome · paint shaker · cocktail shaker · pepper shaker · hand-shaker · salad shaker · dice shaker · mover and shaker · Shaker · earthshaker · shale shaker · bone-shaker · peppershaker · shaker-upper · stick shaker
Descendants
Synonyms
Translations (19)
it zuccheriera (something that shakes) · fi ravistin (something that shakes) · it shaker (something that shakes) · ko 셰이커 (musical percussion instrument) · nv tsidzo (musical percussion instrument) · it scuotitoio (something that shakes) · mi hue puruwai (musical percussion instrument) · de Shaker (something that shakes) · it chi agita (something that shakes) · it sbattighiaccio (something that shakes) · it saliera (something that shakes) · mi hue puruhau (musical percussion instrument) · ru ше́йкер (something that shakes) · it scuotitore (something that shakes) · fi sirotin (something that shakes) · ca coctelera (something that shakes) · fi sekoitin (something that shakes) · ca sacsejador (musical percussion instrument) · ja シェイカー (musical percussion instrument)