Quaker – A member of the Religious Society of Friends, a Christian movement founded by George Fox in 1650

(Pronounced kwey-ker)

To remember the definition of the word quaker, use the following mnemonic: 

"Tremble and quake (Quaker) at the word of God," my religious friend (Religious Society of Friends) said.

Examples of Quaker in a sentence

During her research into the town's history, she discovered it was originally a Quaker settlement.

He was converted to Christianity by the local Quaker group. 

The family that had just moved next door where all Quakers.