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noun
A believer of the Quaker faith and a member of the Society of Friends, known for their pacifist views.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A player of any game in the Quake series of first-person shooters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: video-games
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Quaker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Pithecops.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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noun
a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Friend
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Broader terms: Christian
Narrower terms: Penn, William Penn
noun
one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: trembler
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: coward
History
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.
Quake + -er, but likely inspired by the original noun.
Across languages
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
