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shaker.

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

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃeɪkɚ/General-American
  1. A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.

  2. A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken. A container from which granular condiments are shaken so as to be sprinkled onto food.

  3. A variety of pigeon.

  4. One who holds railroad spikes while they are hammered.

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

    Jocelyn played the shakers while her boyfriend played the acoustic guitar.
  6. A kind of straight-sided, stackable glass for beer, soda, etc.

Where this word comes from

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.

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