English noun: shaker | |||
1. | shaker (person) a person who wields power and influence | ||
Samples | A shaker of traditional beliefs. Movers and shakers in the business world. | ||
Synonyms | mover and shaker | ||
Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
2. | Shaker (person) a member of Christian group practicing celibacy and communal living and common possession of property and separation from the world | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Christian | ||
Member meronym | Shakers, United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing | ||
3. | shaker (artifact) a container in which something can be shaken | ||
Broader (hypernym) | container | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | caster, castor, cocktail shaker, pepper box, pepper pot, pepper shaker, salt shaker, saltshaker | ||