Word Meaning

Meaning of quaker

- One who quakes.
- One of a religious sect founded by George Fox, of Leicestershire, England, about 1650, -- the members of which call themselves Friends. They were called Quakers, originally, in derision. See Friend, n., 4.
- The nankeen bird.
- The sooty albatross.
- Any grasshopper or locust of the genus (Edipoda; -- so called from the quaking noise made during flight.

Crossword clue for quaker

- Member of the Society of Friends