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BNC: 13064 COCA: 15379

Quaker

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Quaker /ˈkweɪkɚ/ noun
plural Quakers
Quaker
/ˈkweɪkɚ/
noun
plural Quakers
Learner's definition of QUAKER
[count]
: a member of a Christian religious group whose members dress simply, are against violence, and have meetings without any special ceremony or priests(基督教)贵格会教徒,公谊会教徒
called also Friend

— Quaker

adjective
BNC: 13064 COCA: 15379

quaker

noun

quak·​er ˈkwā-kər How to pronounce quaker (audio)
1
: one that quakes
2
capitalized : friend sense 5
Quakerish adjective
Quakerism noun
Quakerly adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The new documentary follows the story of Westtown School, a small quaker school in Pennsylvania that also happens to be home to arguably the greatest starting five in history. Charlotte Carroll, SI.com, 8 Mar. 2018 When Quakers Charles and Rhoda Coffin ministered in prisons and workhouses across the United States in the 1860s, the couple witnessed the deplorable conditions that inmates, in particular, women faced. Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, 21 June 2017 Quakers weren’t welcome at Harvard in the 1660s, and vaccination was a medical and theological no-no at Yale over a century later. WSJ, 3 Apr. 2017 Not all of us are bent on changing people’s beliefs; in fact, atheist Quakers attend services with theists regularly and happily. New York Times, 13 Jan. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of quaker was in 1597
BNC: 13064 COCA: 15379

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