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Quaker

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Noun

1. friend, quaker

a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)

2. quaker, trembler

one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Quaker

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noun
1. 
a member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1650, whose central belief is the doctrine of the Inner Light. Quakers reject sacraments, ritual, and formal ministry, hold meetings at which any member may speak, and have promoted many causes for social reform
adjective
2. 
of, relating to, or designating the Religious Society of Friends or its religious beliefs or practices

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Quaker

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noun
name for
a member of the Society of Friends; Friend

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Quaker

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n.
A member of the Society of Friends.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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