Shaker vs. Quaker — What's the Difference?

One that shakes

A member of the Society of Friends.

One that impels, encourages, or supervises action.

Quaker

A container used for shaking

(entomology) Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Pithecops.

A container used to mix or blend by shaking

One who quakes.

Shaker A member of a Christian sect originating in England in 1747, practicing communal living and observing celibacy.

The nankeen bird.

Relating to or constituting a style produced by Shakers that is distinctively simple, unornamented, functional, and finely crafted

A member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)

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

One who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear

A variety of pigeon.

One who holds railroad spikes while they are hammered.

A musical percussion instrument filled with granular solids which produce a rhythmic sound when shaken.

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

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

One of a religious sect who do not marry, popularly so called from the movements of the members in dancing, which forms a part of their worship.

A variety of pigeon.

A person who wields power and influence;

A member of Christian group practicing celibacy and communal living and common possession of property and separation from the world

A container in which something can be shaken