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Quaker

noun/kwˈeɪkɚ/
Definition
a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kwˈeɪkɚ/
🇬🇧British English
/kwˈeɪkə/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kwˈeɪkə/
2 syllables Say it as /kwˈeɪkɚ/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
tremblerFriend
Word Forms
quakeverbshake with fast, tremulous movements
trembleverbmove or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Quäker
ein Mitglied der von George Fox gegründeten Religiösen Gesellschaft der Freunde (die Freunde haben sich nie Quäker genannt)
🇪🇸Spanish
cuáquero
miembro de la Sociedad Religiosa de Amigos fundada por George Fox (los Amigos nunca se han llamado a sí mismos cuáqueros)
🇮🇹Italian
quacchero
un membro della Società Religiosa degli Amici fondata da George Fox (gli Amici non si sono mai chiamati Quaccheri)
🇵🇹Portuguese
quacre
um membro da Sociedade Religiosa de Amigos fundada por George Fox (os Amigos nunca se autodenominaram Quakers)
🇷🇺Russian
квакер
член Религиозного общества друзей, основанного Джорджем Фоксом (Друзья никогда не называли себя квакерами)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
नक़ली तोप
जॉर्ज फॉक्स द्वारा स्थापित रिलिजियस सोसाइटी ऑफ फ्रेंड्स का सदस्य (फ्रेंड्स ने कभी खुद को क्वेकर नहीं कहा)
🇧🇩Bengali
কম্পনকারী
জর্জ ফক্স দ্বারা প্রতিষ্ঠিত রিলিজিয়াস সোসাইটি অফ ফ্রেন্ডস এর একজন সদস্য (বন্ধুরা কখনই নিজেদেরকে কোয়েকার বলে না)
🇮🇳Tamil
நிலநடுக்கம் செய்பவர்
ஜார்ஜ் ஃபாக்ஸால் நிறுவப்பட்ட நண்பர்களின் மதச் சங்கத்தின் உறுப்பினர் (நண்பர்கள் தங்களை ஒருபோதும் குவாக்கர்ஸ் என்று அழைக்கவில்லை)
🇮🇳Telugu
భూకంపం
జార్జ్ ఫాక్స్ స్థాపించిన రిలిజియస్ సొసైటీ ఆఫ్ ఫ్రెండ్స్ సభ్యుడు (స్నేహితులు తమను తాము క్వేకర్స్ అని ఎప్పుడూ పిలుచుకోలేదు)
🇮🇳Marathi
क्वेकर
जॉर्ज फॉक्सने स्थापन केलेल्या रिलिजियस सोसायटी ऑफ फ्रेंड्सचे सदस्य (मित्रांनी स्वतःला कधीच क्वेकर म्हटले नाही)
🇮🇳Gujarati
ક્વેકર
જ્યોર્જ ફોક્સ દ્વારા સ્થપાયેલી રિલિજિયસ સોસાયટી ઓફ ફ્રેન્ડ્સના સભ્ય (મિત્રોએ ક્યારેય પોતાને ક્વેકર્સ કહ્યા નથી)
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕ್ವೇಕರ್
ಜಾರ್ಜ್ ಫಾಕ್ಸ್ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸಿದ ರಿಲಿಜಿಯಸ್ ಸೊಸೈಟಿ ಆಫ್ ಫ್ರೆಂಡ್ಸ್‌ನ ಸದಸ್ಯ (ಸ್ನೇಹಿತರು ತಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಎಂದಿಗೂ ಕ್ವೇಕರ್‌ಗಳು ಎಂದು ಕರೆದಿಲ್ಲ)
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഭൂകമ്പക്കാരൻ
ജോർജ്ജ് ഫോക്സ് സ്ഥാപിച്ച റിലീജിയസ് സൊസൈറ്റി ഓഫ് ഫ്രണ്ട്സിലെ അംഗം (സുഹൃത്തുക്കൾ ഒരിക്കലും തങ്ങളെ ക്വാക്കർമാർ എന്ന് വിളിച്ചിട്ടില്ല)
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਭੂਚਾਲ
ਜਾਰਜ ਫੌਕਸ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸਥਾਪਿਤ ਦੋਸਤਾਂ ਦੀ ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਸੋਸਾਇਟੀ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਮੈਂਬਰ (ਦੋਸਤਾਂ ਨੇ ਕਦੇ ਵੀ ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ ਨੂੰ ਕੁਆਕਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਿਹਾ)
🇵🇰Urdu
زلزلہ کرنے والا
جارج فاکس کے ذریعہ قائم کردہ مذہبی سوسائٹی آف فرینڈز کا ایک رکن (دوستوں نے کبھی خود کو کوئیکر نہیں کہا)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
贵格会
乔治·福克斯创立的宗教公谊会成员（公谊会从未称自己为贵格会）
🇯🇵Japanese
クエーカー
ジョージ・フォックスによって設立された宗教友協会の会員（友の会は自らをクエーカー教徒と呼んだことはない）
🇰🇷Korean
퀘이커
조지 폭스(George Fox)가 설립한 친구 종교 협회(Religious Society of Friends)의 회원(친구들은 스스로를 퀘이커라고 칭한 적이 없습니다)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
người rung chuyển
một thành viên của Hiệp hội Bạn bè Tôn giáo do George Fox thành lập (Những người bạn chưa bao giờ tự gọi mình là Quakers)
🇹🇭Thai
เควกเกอร์
เป็นสมาชิกของ Religious Society of Friends ก่อตั้งโดย George Fox (เพื่อนไม่เคยเรียกตัวเองว่า Quakers)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
كويكر
عضو في جمعية الأصدقاء الدينية التي أسسها جورج فوكس (لم يطلق الأصدقاء على أنفسهم مطلقًا اسم الكويكرز)
🇮🇷Persian
لرزان
یکی از اعضای انجمن مذهبی دوستان که توسط جورج فاکس تأسیس شد (دوستان هرگز خود را کویکر نامیده اند)
🇮🇱Hebrew
קְוֵקֶר
חבר באגודת החברים הדתית שהוקמה על ידי ג'ורג' פוקס (החברים מעולם לא קראו לעצמם קוויקרים)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'quaker'?
The primary meaning of 'quaker' is 'a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'quaker' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'quaker' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'quaker' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'quaker' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'quaker' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'quaker' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'quaker' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'quaker' in regular conversations?
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How likely are you to use 'quaker' in a professional email?
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Would you classify 'quaker' as formal, casual, or slang?
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