shaker
A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shakenA person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.
» Tom reached for his salt shaker.
Meaning
6 sensesA person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.
a container in which something can be shaken
A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.
A container from which granular condiments are shaken so as to be sprinkled onto food.
Near-synonyms: cruet, caster (sometimes synonymous)
Shaker
ше́йкерšéjker
A variety of pigeon.
One who holds railroad spikes while they are hammered.
A musical percussion instrument filled with granular solids which produce a rhythmic sound when shaken.
Jocelyn played the shakers while her boyfriend played the acoustic guitar.
A kind of straight-sided, stackable glass for beer, soda, etc.
Examples
14 sentencesTom reached for his salt shaker.
That's an interesting-looking salt shaker.
ruИнтересно эта солонка выглядит.
deDas ist aber ein interessant aussehender Salzstreuer!
There's no salt in this shaker.
ruВ этой солонке нет соли.
deDieser Salzstreuer ist leer.
Tom handed the salt shaker to Mary.
ruТом передал солонку Мэри.
There's no salt in the salt shaker.
ruВ солонке нет соли.
Translations
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Forms
plural: shakersSynonyms
3 synonyms- a person who wields power and influence:mover and shaker