Definition of quaker Quaker

/kwejˈkɚ/ - [kweyker] - Quak•er

We found 10 definitions of quaker from 5 different sources.

What does quaker mean?

Noun Plural: quakers
quaker - one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear
		trembler
		coward a person who shows fear or timidity
quaker - a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
		Friend, Quaker
		christian a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
		quakers, religious society of friends, society of friends a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers

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quaker (Noun)
A believer of the Quaker faith and a member of the Society of Friends , known for their pacifist views.

quaker (n.)
One who quakes.
quaker (n.)
One of a religious sect founded by George Fox, of Leicestershire, England, about 1650, -- the members of which call themselves Friends. They were called Quakers, originally, in derision. See Friend, n., 4.
quaker (n.)
The nankeen bird.
quaker (n.)
The sooty albatross.
quaker (n.)
Any grasshopper or locust of the genus (Edipoda; -- so called from the quaking noise made during flight.

quaker
kwā′kėr, n. one of the Society of Friends, a religious sect founded by George Fox (1624-90): a dummy cannon: a collector's name for certain noctuoid moths.—n. Quā′ker-bird, the sooty albatross.—n.pl. Quā′ker-butt′ons, the round seeds of nux vomica.—ns. Quā′ker-col′our, drab; Quā′kerdom, the Quakers as a class; Quā′keress, a female Quaker.—adjs. Quā′kerish, Quā′kerly, like a Quaker.—n. Quā′kerism, the tenets of the Quakers.—Stewed Quaker, molasses or honey, with butter and vinegar, taken hot against colds. [The nickname Quakers was first given them by Judge Bennet at Derby, because Fox bade him and those present quake at the word of the Lord.]