beaker

noun5

1. •
   A drinking vessel without a handle.

   • The beakers of mead spilled in huge puddles. — 1961
2. •
   A flat-bottomed, straight-sided, glass vessel, with a lip and often a small spout, used as a laboratory container.
3. •
   A mug.
4. •
   An ancient bell-shaped ceramic pot with a wide mouth, narrow neck, and flaring body, used by the Beaker people during the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age.
5. •
   (slang) A scientist.