Shaker

UK: 'shaker', 'Shaker': /ˈʃeɪkə/ US: /ˈʃeɪkɚ/ ,(shā′kər)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

shak•er /ˈʃeɪkɚ/   n. [countable]

1. a container with holes in its top from which a seasoning, condiment, etc., is shaken onto food:
   salt shakers.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

shak•er  (shā′kər), n. 

1. a person or thing that shakes.
2. a container with a perforated top from which a seasoning, condiment, sugar, flour, or the like is shaken onto food.
3. any of various containers for shaking beverages to mix the ingredients:
   a cocktail shaker.
4. a dredger or caster.
5. Religion (cap.) a member of the Millennial Church, originating in England in the middle of the 18th century and brought to the U.S. in 1774, advocating celibacy, common ownership of property, and a strict and simple way of life: so called from their practice of shaking during religious services.

adj. 

6. Furniture (cap.) noting or pertaining to a style of something produced by Shakers and characterized by simplicity of form, lack of ornamentation, fine craftsmanship, and functionality.

• 1400–50; late Middle English; see shake, -er¹

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

shaker / ˈʃeɪkə/ noun

1. a person or thing that shakes
2. a container, often having a perforated top, from which something, such as a condiment, is shaken
3. a container in which the ingredients of alcoholic drinks are shaken together