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)

1. (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

• Quaker gun
• Quakerism
• Quakerly

 

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)

1. (video games) One who plays any Quake games.