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Dictionary: shak·er   (shā'kər) pronunciation
n.
    1. One that shakes: a shaker of long-held beliefs and traditions.
    2. One that impels, encourages, or supervises action.
    1. A container used for shaking: salt and pepper shakers.
    2. A container used to mix or blend by shaking: a cocktail shaker.
  1. Shaker A member of a Christian sect originating in England in 1747, practicing communal living and observing celibacy.
adj. also Shaker
Relating to or constituting a style produced by Shakers that is distinctively simple, unornamented, functional, and finely crafted: Shaker furniture.


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WordNet: shaker
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a person who wields power and influence
  Synonym: mover and shaker

Meaning #2: a container in which something can be shaken


Wikipedia: Shaker (instrument)
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A rainstick, one type of shaker.

The word shaker describes a large number of percussive musical instruments used for creating rhythm in music.

They are so called because the method of creating sound involves shaking them—moving them back and forth rather than striking them. Most may also be struck for a greater accent on certain beats. Shakers are often used in rock and popular styles to provide the ride pattern along with or substituting for the ride cymbal.

Types of shaker

A shaker may comprise a container, partially full of small loose objects such as beads, which create the percussive sounds as they collide with each other, the inside surface, or other fixed objects inside the container – as in a Rainstick, Caxixi or Egg Shaker. While many shakers are played with one's hands, another variety of shakers can be played with your feet. One example is the Farmer Foot Shaker pedal, designed to be used with your feet so that your hands are free for other uses.

It may also comprise a structure on which are loosely fixed parts which collide with one another when shaken – for example a tambourine or shekere.

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Translations: Shaker
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - shaker, (cocktail) ryster, rystedåse
adj. - rystende

Nederlands (Dutch)
mengbeker

Français (French)
n. - shaker, gobelet, cornet à dés, salière, poivrière, saladier
adj. - d'un shaker

Deutsch (German)
n. - Shaker, Mixbecher
adj. - sehr aktiv

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αναδευτήρας, σέικερ, σείστρο

Italiano (Italian)
shaker

idioms:

  • movers and shakers    pezzi grossi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - o que agita (m), misturador (m)

Русский (Russian)
тот, кто трясет, шейкер, сосуд для смешивания коктейля, солонка/перечница с дырочками, инициатор, вибростенд

Español (Spanish)
n. - coctelera, transportador, sacudidor
adj. - sacudido

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - shaker, drinkblandare, skakare (rel)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
摇动者, 调酒器, 搅拌器, 震颤教派, 摇动的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 搖動者, 調酒器, 攪拌器, 震顫教派
adj. - 搖動的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 흔드는 사람, 셰이커 (칵테일 따위를 만들기 위한 음료 혼합기), 선동자
adj. - 셰이커 공동체에서 생산된 형식의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 振る人, 振り出し器, カクテルシェーカー

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أداة للرج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מבזק-מלח, חבר בכת נוצרית אמריקאית‬
adj. - ‮מנענע, מנער‬


 
 

 

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