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Quaker¹
- /ˈkweɪkə/ UK
- /ˈkweɪkəɹ/ US
Rhymes with -eɪkə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From quake + -er; a name given to members of the Religious Society of Friends, supposedly by the magistrates Gervase Bennet and Nathaniel Barton, when George Fox "bade them tremble at the word of the Lord"; the term was previously applied to certain people who trembled or quaked during religious devotions.
noun Quakers · Quacker · quaker · Whaker
- A believer of the Quaker faith and a member of the Society of Friends, known for their pacifist views. The demon of fanaticism was the shape which it took with us; and verily, what with religious republicans, harmonists, quakers, fifth-monarchy men, Presbyterians, and the reign of the saints upon earth, it needs the strong hand of a Cromwell to reduce the spiritual chaos to any sort of order.
Quaker²
- /ˈkweɪkə/ UK
- /ˈkweɪkəɹ/ US
Rhymes with -eɪkə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Quake + -er, but likely inspired by the original noun.
noun Quakers
- A player of any game in the Quake series of first-person shooters. Who the hell made you the newsgroup police? People are always posting I76 stuff here. It -IS- an action game, is it not? Why don't you tell all the Quakers here to go to alt.quake newsgroup? Or the Diabloers....etc. Or better yet, find something better to do than play net cop.
quaker³
noun quakers
- Alternative letter-case form of Quaker The timid and trimming politics of some men of large property here have almost done their business for them. They have lost their influence, and grown obnoxious. The quakers and proprietarians together have little weight. New Jersey shows a noble ardor. Is there any thing in the air or soil of New Y
- Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Pithecops.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: friend, popular, aspen, populaire, co-religionist, foxite, nonconformist, pacifist, dissenter, quietist, religionist, believer, worshipper, sectarian, protestant, quakeress
Translations
Talk about this word "quaker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/quaker. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. quaker. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/quaker "quaker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/quaker.Cite this
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title = {quaker},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quaker},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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