shaker

See also: Shaker

English

a pair of shakers (sense 1.1)

Etymology

Etymology tree

English shake

English -er

English shaker

From shake + -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈʃeɪkɚ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -eɪkə(ɹ)

Noun

shaker (plural shakers)

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

   Hyponyms: boneshaker, bone-shaker, cocktail shaker, dice shaker, earthshaker, hallanshaker, handshaker, hand shaker, hand-shaker, minishaker, mover and shaker, paint shaker, pepper shaker, peppershaker, salad shaker, salt shaker, saltshaker, Shaker, shakerful, shaker-upper, shale shaker, soap shaker, stick shaker, thermoshaker

   2. A container from which granular condiments are shaken so as to be sprinkled onto food.

      Hyponyms: salt shaker, saltshaker, pepper shaker, peppershaker

      Near-synonyms: cruet, caster (sometimes synonymous)

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.
5. A kind of straight-sided, stackable glass for beer, soda, etc.

Derived terms

• boneshaker, bone-shaker
• cocktail shaker
• dice shaker
• earthshaker
• hallanshaker
• handshaker, hand shaker, hand-shaker
• minishaker
• mover and shaker
• paint shaker
• peppershaker, pepper shaker
• salad shaker
• salt shaker, saltshaker
• Shaker
• shakerful
• shaker-upper
• shale shaker
• soap shaker
• stick shaker
• thermoshaker
• white dog shaker syndrome

Descendants

• → French: shaker
• → Japanese: シェイカー (sheikā)
• → Korean: 셰이커 (syeikeo)
• → Russian: шейкер (šejker)

Translations

something that shakes

• Catalan: coctelera f (for cocktails)
• Finnish: ravistin; sirotin (fi) (for salt and pepper), sekoitin (for cocktails)
• German: Shaker (de) m (for cocktails)
• Italian: chi agita, (for cocktails or drinks) shaker (it) m, sbattighiaccio (it) m, scuotitoio m, scuotitore m, (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
• Japanese: シェイカー (sheikā)
• Korean: 셰이커 (syeikeo)
• Māori: hue puruwai, hue puruhau
• Navajo: tsidzo

See also

• Shaker (instrument) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Eraskh, Khares, Rehaks, hearks, kasher, sharke

Finnish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English shaker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃei̯kːeri/, [ˈʃe̞i̯kːe̞ri]
• Rhymes: -eikːeri

Noun

shaker

1. cocktail shaker

   Synonym: ravistin

Declension

Inflection of shaker (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		shaker	shakerit
genitive		shakerin	shakerien
partitive		shakeria	shakereja
illative		shakeriin	shakereihin
		singular	plural
nominative		shaker	shakerit
accusative	nom.	shaker	shakerit
	gen.	shakerin
genitive		shakerin	shakerien
partitive		shakeria	shakereja
inessive		shakerissa	shakereissa
elative		shakerista	shakereista
illative		shakeriin	shakereihin
adessive		shakerilla	shakereilla
ablative		shakerilta	shakereilta
allative		shakerille	shakereille
essive		shakerina	shakereina
translative		shakeriksi	shakereiksi
abessive		shakeritta	shakereitta
instructive		—	shakerein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of shaker (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative shakerini shakerini accusative nom. shakerini shakerini gen. shakerini genitive shakerini shakerieni partitive shakeriani shakerejani inessive shakerissani shakereissani elative shakeristani shakereistani illative shakeriini shakereihini adessive shakerillani shakereillani ablative shakeriltani shakereiltani allative shakerilleni shakereilleni essive shakerinani shakereinani translative shakerikseni shakereikseni abessive shakerittani shakereittani instructive — — comitative — shakereineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative shakerisi shakerisi accusative nom. shakerisi shakerisi gen. shakerisi genitive shakerisi shakeriesi partitive shakeriasi shakerejasi inessive shakerissasi shakereissasi elative shakeristasi shakereistasi illative shakeriisi shakereihisi adessive shakerillasi shakereillasi ablative shakeriltasi shakereiltasi allative shakerillesi shakereillesi essive shakerinasi shakereinasi translative shakeriksesi shakereiksesi abessive shakerittasi shakereittasi instructive — — comitative — shakereinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative shakerimme shakerimme accusative nom. shakerimme shakerimme gen. shakerimme genitive shakerimme shakeriemme partitive shakeriamme shakerejamme inessive shakerissamme shakereissamme elative shakeristamme shakereistamme illative shakeriimme shakereihimme adessive shakerillamme shakereillamme ablative shakeriltamme shakereiltamme allative shakerillemme shakereillemme essive shakerinamme shakereinamme translative shakeriksemme shakereiksemme abessive shakerittamme shakereittamme instructive — — comitative — shakereinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative shakerinne shakerinne accusative nom. shakerinne shakerinne gen. shakerinne genitive shakerinne shakerienne partitive shakerianne shakerejanne inessive shakerissanne shakereissanne elative shakeristanne shakereistanne illative shakeriinne shakereihinne adessive shakerillanne shakereillanne ablative shakeriltanne shakereiltanne allative shakerillenne shakereillenne essive shakerinanne shakereinanne translative shakeriksenne shakereiksenne abessive shakerittanne shakereittanne instructive — — comitative — shakereinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative shakerinsa shakerinsa accusative nom. shakerinsa shakerinsa gen. shakerinsa genitive shakerinsa shakeriensa partitive shakeriaan shakeriansa shakerejaan shakerejansa inessive shakerissaan shakerissansa shakereissaan shakereissansa elative shakeristaan shakeristansa shakereistaan shakereistansa illative shakeriinsa shakereihinsa adessive shakerillaan shakerillansa shakereillaan shakereillansa ablative shakeriltaan shakeriltansa shakereiltaan shakereiltansa allative shakerilleen shakerillensa shakereilleen shakereillensa essive shakerinaan shakerinansa shakereinaan shakereinansa translative shakerikseen shakeriksensa shakereikseen shakereiksensa abessive shakerittaan shakerittansa shakereittaan shakereittansa instructive — — comitative — shakereineen shakereinensa

Derived terms

• boston-shaker

Further reading

• “shaker”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

French

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Audio (Canada (Shawinigan)):

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• Audio (France (Somain)):

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Noun

shaker m (plural shakers)

1. cocktail shaker
2. Shaker

Further reading

• “shaker”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English shaker.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

shaker m (invariable)

1. cocktail shaker

Anagrams

• kasher

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English shaker.

Noun

shaker n (plural shakere)

1. shaker

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	shaker	shakerul	shakere	shakerele
genitive-dative	shaker	shakerului	shakere	shakerelor
vocative	shakerule		shakerelor