a member of the Society of Friends; Friend
Origin of Quaker
origin, originally derisive: said to be so called from an admonition of George Fox to “quake” at the word of the LordQuaker
Quak·erWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"Quaker." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 22 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/Quaker>.
APA Style
Quaker. (n.d.). Retrieved January 22nd, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/Quaker
Quaker
noun
A member of the Society of Friends.
Origin of Quaker
From quake ( from an early leader's admonishment to “tremble at the word of the Lord” )Related Forms:
- Quak′er·ism
noun
- Quak′er·ly
adverb
adjective
THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"Quaker." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 22 January 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/Quaker>.
APA Style
Quaker. (n.d.). Retrieved January 22nd, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/Quaker
