Quaker

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈkweɪ.kɚ/ UK /ˈkweɪ.kə/ See IPA manual

Freq #31712

Meanings

1

noun
a member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian movement historically associated with pacifism, equality, and direct spiritual experience

The Quaker spoke about her community's long commitment to peace.
2

adj
relating to Quakers, their beliefs, or their practices

The town preserves a plain Quaker meetinghouse built in 1760.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a member of the religious... Friendmember of the Society of Friends

2 adj · relating to quakers, their... Friends

Word family

Forms quakers

Derived forms QuakerismQuakerly

Related forms Religious Society of FriendsGeorge Foxpacifismmeetinghouse

Etymology

From quake + the agent suffix -er, literally 'one who trembles.' The name was applied in the seventeenth century to the movement around George Fox, traditionally after he urged a magistrate to tremble at the word of the Lord; the term had also been used of people who shook during religious fervor.

Topics

People & Society

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# Quaker

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈkweɪ.kɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkweɪ.kə/
**Frequency rank:** 31712

## Meanings
1. a member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian movement historically associated with pacifism, equality, and direct spiritual experience
2. relating to Quakers, their beliefs, or their practices

## Examples
- The Quaker spoke about her community's long commitment to peace.
- The town preserves a plain Quaker meetinghouse built in 1760.

## Synonyms
- Friend
- member of the Society of Friends

## Derived Forms
- Quakerism
- Quakerly

## Related Forms
- Religious Society of Friends
- George Fox
- pacifism
- meetinghouse

## Etymology
From quake + the agent suffix -er, literally 'one who trembles.' The name was applied in the seventeenth century to the movement around George Fox, traditionally after he urged a magistrate to tremble at the word of the Lord; the term had also been used of people who shook during religious fervor.

## Topics
- People & Society

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