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Shaker

A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.

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Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

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Christian 76% connected

One who believes, or professes or is assumed to believe, in Jesus Christ, and the truth as taught by Him; especially, one whose inward and outward li…

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Container 76% connected

One who, or that which, contains.

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Caster 76% connected

One who casts; as, caster of stones, etc. ; a caster of cannon; a caster of accounts.

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Castor 76% connected

A genus of rodents, including the beaver. See Beaver.

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Agitate 74% connected

To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel.

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Agitate 74% connected

To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel.

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