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Definition of: Quaker
(kwā′kər) noun
A member of the Society of Friends: originally a term of derision, and still not used within the society. See SOCIETY OF FRIENDS. [<QUAKE, v.; with ref. to their founder's admonition to them to tremble at the word of the Lord]
—Quak′er·ess noun fem.
—Quak′er·ish adjective
—Quak′er·ish·ly adverb
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