shaker

noun

One that shakes.

noun

One that impels, encourages, or supervises action.

noun

A container used for shaking.

noun

A container used to mix or blend by shaking.

noun

A member of a Christian sect originating in England in 1747, practicing communal living and observing celibacy.

adjective

Relating to or constituting a style produced by Shakers that is distinctively simple, unornamented, functional, and finely crafted.

noun

One who or that which shakes.

noun

Specifically, any mechanical contrivance for shaking: as, a carpet- shaker.