(A name for) any of the several Quaker owners of major cocoa or chocolate companies in the 19th and 20th cent.; (also) a person having political views characteristic of these people, a Liberal.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in The National Review.
Definition of Cocoa Quaker in US English:
Cocoa Quaker
noun
British historical
(A name for) any of the several Quaker owners of major cocoa or chocolate companies in the 19th and 20th cent.; (also) a person having political views characteristic of these people, a Liberal.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in The National Review.