Quaker

See also: quaker and Quäker

English

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪkə(r)

Etymology 1

quake +‎ -er; a name given to members of the Religious Society of Friends in England when, in his defense, the leader of the Society said that the English judge would be the one to quake with fear before God on his Day of Judgment.

Noun

Quaker (plural Quakers)

(religion) A believer of the Quaker faith and a member of the Society of Friends, known for their pacifist views.

Synonyms

autem quaver (archaic cant)

Derived terms

Translations

believer of the Quaker faith

Catalan: quàquer m
Czech: kvaker m
Danish: kvæker c
Dutch: quaker (nl) m
Esperanto: kvakero
Finnish: kveekari (fi)
French: quaker (fr) m
Georgian: კვაკერი (ḳvaḳeri)
German: Quäker (de) m
Icelandic: kvekari m
Ido: quakero (io)
Interlingua: quakero
Irish: Caecar m
Italian: quacchero (it) m
Japanese: クエーカー教徒 (クエーカーきょうと, kuēkā kyōto)
Marathi: क्वेकर (kvekara)

Norwegian:
Bokmål: kveker m

Nynorsk: kvekar m
Polish: kwakier m pers
Portuguese: quacre (pt) m or f, quáquer m or f
Russian: ква́кер (ru) m (kváker)
Scottish Gaelic: Cuaigear m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: кве̏кер m

Roman: kvȅker (sh) m
Slovak: kvaker m
Slovene: kveker m
Spanish: cuáquero
Swedish: kväkare (sv)
Tagalog: kuwakero

Etymology 2

Quake +‎ -er

Noun

Quaker (plural Quakers)

(video games) One who plays any Quake games.

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