pepper-shaker B2 Topic:Food & Drink US /ˈpɛpərˌʃeɪkər/ UK /ˈpɛpəˌʃeɪkə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a small container with perforations in its top, used for sprinkling ground pepper She passed the pepper-shaker across the table. Thesaurus Word family Forms pepper-shakers Related forms salt shakerpepper mill Etymology A transparent compound of pepper + shaker, naming the perforated container by the seasoning it holds and the shaking action used to dispense it. Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pepper-shaker **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɛpərˌʃeɪkər/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɛpəˌʃeɪkə/ ## Meanings 1. a small container with perforations in its top, used for sprinkling ground pepper ## Examples - She passed the pepper-shaker across the table. ## Related Forms - salt shaker - pepper mill ## Etymology A transparent compound of pepper + shaker, naming the perforated container by the seasoning it holds and the shaking action used to dispense it. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown