shaker

See also: Shaker

English

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Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈʃeɪkɚ/
• Rhymes: -eɪkə(r)

Noun

shaker ‎(plural shakers)

1. A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.
2. A variety of pigeon.
3. One who holds railroad spikes while they are hammered.
4. A musical percussion instrument filled with granular solids which produce a rhythmic sound when shaken.

Derived terms

• cocktail shaker
• salt shaker

See also

• Shaker (instrument) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Shaker (instrument)

Translations

sthg that shakes

• Finnish: ravistin; sirotin (for salt and pepper), sekoitin (for cocktails)
• Italian: chi agita, (for cocktails or drinks) shaker (it), ((for salt)) saliera (it) f, (for sugar) zuccheriera (it) f

• Russian: ше́йкер (ru) m ‎(šéjker) (for cocktails; instrument; sectarian)

variety of pigeon

railroad construction job title

musical percussion instrument

• Catalan: sacsejador (ca) m
• Maori: hue puruwai, hue puruhau

• Navajo: tsidzo

Anagrams

• sharke

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from English shaker.

Noun

shaker m ‎(invariable)

1. cocktail shaker

Anagrams

• kasher