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Shaker vs Shaper - What's the difference?

shaker | shaper |

As nouns the difference between shaker and shaper

is that shaker is one of a christian protestant religious sect who do not marry, popularly so called from the movements of the members in dancing, which forms a part of their worship while shaper is one who shapes.

shaker

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.
  • A variety of pigeon.
  • One who holds railroad spikes while they are hammered.
  • A musical percussion instrument filled with granular solids which produce a rhythmic sound when shaken.

    • Derived terms

    * cocktail shaker * salt shaker

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    shaper

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia shaper)
  • One who shapes.
    • the shaper of one's fortunes
    The secret of those old shapers died with them. — Lowell.
  • A machine tool in which a single-point cutting tool mounted on a reciprocating ram is traversed across the workpiece linearly. Shapers can generate various shapes, but were most especially employed in generating flat surfaces and keyways. The shaper is nowadays obsolescent, most of its applications being served by milling machines.
  • (surfing) A person who designs and builds surfboards.
    • He apprenticed with several notable Southern California shapers before packing his bags for Hawaii — Tom Linker [http://www.longboard.net/jl_sfriedman.html]

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    * glasser

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