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Synonyms for shaker

  • noun

Most common

castor UK cruet mover and shaker

All synonyms

Noun

1. Cruet — A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken. A container from which granular…

castor UK, caster US, cruet

Other

mover and shaker

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken. A container from which granular condiments are shaken so as to be sprinkled onto food.

    Near-synonyms: cruet, caster (sometimes synonymous)

Related words

Phrases
mover and shaker pepper shaker salt shaker

Forms

Plural
shakers → castors, cruets…

Example sentences

  • castor Some people believe that castor oil is good for hair.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
shakersteady
castorfalling
cruetsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
cruet
6 letters
castor2, caster2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (castor2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
shaker
Italiano
shaker
Deutsch
Cocktail-Shaker