shaker

See also: Shaker

English

Etymology

shake +‎ -er

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈʃeɪkɚ/
Rhymes: -eɪkə(r)

Noun

shaker (plural shakers)

A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.
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.
A kind of straight-sided, stackable glass for beer, soda, etc.

Derived terms

cocktail shaker
salt shaker

Translations

sthg that shakes

Finnish: ravistin; sirotin (for salt and pepper), sekoitin (for cocktails)
Italian: chi agita, (for cocktails or drinks) shaker (it), ((for salt)) saliera (it) f, (for sugar) zuccheriera (it) f

Russian: ше́йкер (ru) m (šéjker) (for cocktails; instrument; sectarian)

variety of pigeon

railroad construction job title

musical percussion instrument

Catalan: sacsejador (ca) m
Maori: hue puruwai, hue puruhau

Navajo: tsidzo

See also

Shaker (instrument) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

Eraskh, Rehaks, kasher, sharke

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English shaker.

Noun

shaker m (invariable)

cocktail shaker

Anagrams

kasher

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