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Noun shaker has 3 senses

shaker, mover and shaker - a person who wields power and influence; "a shaker of traditional beliefs"; "movers and shakers in the business world"
--₁ is a kind of sect, religious sect, religious order; person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul; sect, religious sect, religious order; person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
--₁ has members: Shaker
Shaker - a member of Christian group practicing celibacy and communal living and common possession of property and separation from the world
--₂ is a kind of Christian; Christian
--₂ is a member of Shakers, United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing
shaker - a container in which something can be shaken
--₃ is a kind of container; container
--₃ has particulars:
caster, castor; cocktail shaker; pepper shaker, pepper box, pepper pot; saltshaker, salt shaker

Derived form: verb shake₁