Quaker
A believer of the Quaker faith and a member of the Society of Friends, known for their…A believer of the Quaker faith and a member of the Society of Friends, known for their pacifist views.
» Quakers believe that all people are equal.
Quäker glauben, dass alle Menschen gleich sind. — Manfredo
Квакеры считают, что все люди равны. — odexed
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2 sensesA believer of the Quaker faith and a member of the Society of Friends, known for their pacifist views.
Quäker
ква́керkváker
a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
A player of any game in the Quake series of first-person shooters.
Examples
11 sentencesQuakers believe that all people are equal.
ruКвакеры считают, что все люди равны. — odexed
deQuäker glauben, dass alle Menschen gleich sind. — Manfredo
Quakers believe that it is always wrong to kill.
The Quakers are a religious people.
ruКвакеры набожные люди. — sharptoothed
The Quakers support the BDS movement.
I come from a Quaker family.
Translations
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Origin
From quake + -er; a name given to members of the Religious Society of Friends, supposedlyFrom quake + -er; a name given to members of the Religious Society of Friends, supposedly by the magistrates Gervase Bennet and Nathaniel Barton, when George Fox "bade them tremble at the word of the Lord"; the term was previously applied to certain people who trembled or quaked during religious devotions.
From Quake + -er, but likely inspired by the original noun.
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