shaker

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a person who wields power and influence
noun a member of Christian group practicing celibacy and communal living and common possession of property and separation from the world
noun a container in which something can be shaken

From shake + -er.

One pepper and one salt shaker, small and light in weight. — On the Trail: An Outdoor Book for Girls, Lina Beard
She held it over the shaker and, squeezing, counted the drops. — What Will People Say? A Novel, Rupert Hughes
At his footstool stood a man and woman, both clad in the Shaker garb. — Twice-told tales, Nathaniel Hawthorne

mover and shaker

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