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QUAKER

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)

Synonyms:

Friend; Quaker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

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

Instance hyponyms:

Penn; William Penn (Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718))

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

Quakers; Religious Society of Friends; Society of Friends (a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers)

Sense 2

Meaning:

One who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear

Synonyms:

quaker; trembler

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

coward (a person who shows fear or timidity)

Derivation:

quake (shake with fast, tremulous movements)

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