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Definition of Shaker
1. Noun. A person who wields power and influence. "Movers and shakers in the business world"
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
2. Noun. A member of Christian group practicing celibacy and communal living and common possession of property and separation from the world.
Generic synonyms: Christian
3. Noun. A container in which something can be shaken.
Generic synonyms: Container
Derivative terms: Shake
Definition of Shaker
1. n. A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.
Definition of Shaker
1. Proper noun. One of a Christian Protestant religious sect who do not marry, popularly so called from the movements of the members in dancing, which forms a part of their worship. ¹
2. Noun. A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken. ¹
3. Noun. A variety of pigeon. ¹
4. Noun. One who holds railroad spikes while they are hammered. ¹
5. Noun. A musical percussion instrument filled with any of various granular solids used to produce a rhythmyc sound when shaken. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shaker
1. one that shakes [n -S] - See also: shakes
Medical Definition of Shaker
1. Drosophila gene encoding a potassium channel. Related gene families Shab, Shal, Shaw have now been found in both fly and human. The Drosophila shaker mutant is so called and readily detected, because the flies legs shake under ether anesthesia. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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