Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shaker

/ˈʃeɪkɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables
shak-er
IPA
/ˈʃeɪkɚ/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.

noun

A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.

noun

A variety of pigeon.

noun

One who holds railroad spikes while they are hammered.

noun

A musical percussion instrument filled with granular solids which produce a rhythmic sound when shaken.

noun

A kind of straight-sided, stackable glass for beer, soda, etc.

noun

One of a Christian Protestant religious sect who do not marry.

adj

Pertaining to a distinctive style of furniture developed by the Shakers, characterised by functionality and minimalist designs.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *skek-der. Proto-Germanic *skakaną Proto-West Germanic *skakan Old English sċacan Middle English schaken English shake English -er English shaker From shake + -er.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈʃeɪkɚ/

Inflected Forms

shakers (plural)

Derived Forms

boneshaker earthshaker hallanshaker handshaker minishaker peppershaker saltshaker Shaker shakerful thermoshaker Shakerdom Shakeress

Phrases

bone-shaker cocktail shaker dice shaker hand shaker hand-shaker mover and shaker paint shaker pepper shaker

Synonyms

cruet caster Shaking Quaker mover and shaker

Rhymes With

maker baker acre breaker taker quaker laker faker straker saker raker staker

Questions

How do you pronounce shaker?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃeɪkɚ/.
What does shaker mean?
A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.
Where does shaker come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce shaker

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