quaker
noun
quak·er
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Definition of quaker
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: one that quakes
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Other Words from quaker
Quakerish
\ ˈkwā-k(ə-)rish
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adjective
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adjective
Quakerism
\ ˈkwā-kə-ˌri-zəm
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noun
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noun
Quakerly
\ ˈkwā-kər-lē
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of quaker in a Sentence
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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, "A Look Back at the Best High School Basketball Programs in History," 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, "How the oldest women's prison in the country came to be," 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, "Are the Postmodernists Even In a Real Fight?," 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, "The 1.1.17 Issue," 13 Jan. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'quaker.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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