Added 9 October 2026 quaker noun Categories: PeopleUncommon Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about quaker at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers). One who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear. Related Words: friendpopularaspenpopulaireco-religionistfoxitenonconformistpacifistdissenterquietistreligionistbeliever Back to today's word