A Quaker is a person who belongs to a Christian group called the Society of Friends.
Quaker in British English
(ˈkweɪkə)
noun
1.
a member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1650, whose central belief is the doctrine of the Inner Light. Quakers reject sacraments, ritual, and formal ministry, hold meetings at which any member may speak, and have promoted many causes for social reform
adjective
2.
of, relating to, or designating the Religious Society of Friends or its religious beliefs or practices
Derived forms
Quakeress (ˈQuakeress)
feminine noun
Quakerish (ˈQuakerish)
adjective
Quakerism (ˈQuakerism)
noun
Word origin
C17: originally a derogatory nickname, alluding either to their alleged ecstatic fits,or to George Fox's injunction to "quake at the word of the Lord"
Quaker in American English
(ˈkweɪkər)
noun
name for
a member of the Society of Friends; Friend
Derived forms
Quakerish (ˈQuakerish)
adjective
Quakerism (ˈQuakerˌism)
noun
Quakerly (ˈQuakerly)
adjective, adverb
Word origin
orig. derisive: said to be so called from Fox's admonition to “quake” at the wordof the Lord
Examples of 'Quaker' in a sentence
Quaker
If he'd been a Quaker or something like that, he might have got away with it.
Melville, Anne THE HARDIE INHERITANCE
In other languages
Quaker
British English: Quaker /ˈkweɪkə/ NOUN
A Quaker is a person who belongs to a Christian group called the Society of Friends.
American English: Quaker
Arabic: مُنْتَسِبٌ لِـجَمَاعَةِ الأَصّحَاب
Brazilian Portuguese: quacre
Chinese: 教友派信徒
Croatian: kveker
Czech: kvaker
Danish: kvæker
Dutch: quaker
European Spanish: cuáquero
Finnish: kveekari
French: quaker
German: Quäker
Greek: Κουακέρος
Italian: Quacchero
Japanese: クエーカー
Korean: 퀘이커 교도
Norwegian: kveker
Polish: kwakier
European Portuguese: quaker
Romanian: quaker
Russian: квакер
Latin American Spanish: cuáquero
Swedish: kväkare
Thai: นิกายหนึ่งของศาสนาคริสต์ซึ่งเคร่งมาก
Turkish: Quaker mezhebinden
Ukrainian: член християнської групи «Society of Friends»