quaker

Noun

Meaning

One who quakes.

One of a religious sect founded by George Fox, of Leicestershire, England, about 1650, -- the members of which call themselves Friends. They were called Quakers, originally, in derision. See Friend, n., 4.

The nankeen bird.

The sooty albatross.

Any grasshopper or locust of the genus (Edipoda; -- so called from the quaking noise made during flight.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

friend trembler methodist baptist cocker mennonite movement quake coward shock fault earthquake shake tremor upheaval

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Antonyms

still perfection peacefulness

Hypernyms

christian coward

Phrases with the word

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Examples

My luck is getting worse and worse. Last night, for instance, I was mugged by a quaker. Woody Allen

If I were not a Jew I would be a Quaker. Albert Einstein

Non-combatant, n. A dead Quaker. Ambrose Bierce

He inherited some good instincts from his Quaker forebears but by diligent hard work, he overcame them. James Reston

However, I spent most of my time in a Quaker school. Brian De Palma

However, ironically, I was baptized Presbyterian, and went to a Quaker school for twelve years. Brian De Palma

Close letter words and terms

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