English noun: Quaker | |||
| 1. | Quaker (person) a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers) | ||
| Synonyms | Friend | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Christian | ||
| Instance hyponym | Penn, William Penn | ||
| Member meronym | Quakers, Religious Society of Friends, Society of Friends | ||
| 2. | quaker (person) one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear | ||
| Synonyms | trembler | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | coward | ||