Quaker

(kwākər)

noun

a member of the Society of Friends; Friend

Origin: orig. derisive: said to be so called from Fox's admonition to “quake” at the word of the Lord

Related Forms:

See Quaker in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A member of the Society of Friends.

Origin:

Origin: From quake (from an early leader's admonishment to “tremble at the word of the Lord”)

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Related Forms:

  • Quakˈer·ism noun
  • Quakˈer·ly adverb & adj.

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