mover

[ moo-ver ]

noun

1. a person or thing that moves.
2. Often movers. a person or company whose business is the moving move of household effects or office equipment from one location to another.
3. a powerful and influential person, as in politics or business.
4. a person who is energetic and ambitious; go-getter.

mover

/ ˈmuːvə /

noun

1. informal.
   a person, business, idea, etc, that is advancing or progressing
2. a person who moves a proposal, as in a debate
3. a removal firm or a person who works for one

Word History and Origins

Origin of mover¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, mover is from the Middle English word mevere. See move, -er ¹

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. movers and shakers, Informal. powerful and influential people, as in politics and business.

More idioms and phrases containing mover

In addition to the idiom beginning with mover , also see prime mover .

Example Sentences

We hired movers in New York to help us unload the truck; their services cost $550.

From Salon

The three-stop people mover would connect to the K Line, creating a wider transit network for the growing rail system that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is erecting.

From Los Angeles Times

Gilbert Bevenflorez III, 6, plays with a small scale model of the space shuttle Discovery as movers transport pieces of the Space Shuttle Inspiration, a full-scale mock-up of a space shuttle along Bellflower Blvd.

From Los Angeles Times

For Sebastian Hernandez — a creative director, performance artist, conceptual artist, mover and DJ who runs the party You Los Angeles — beauty doesn’t happen without ugliness.

From Los Angeles Times

Trump himself is the “Chief Crypto Advocate" and Trump's oldest sons, the alleged movers and shakers of this deal, are both called “Web3 Ambassadors."

From Salon

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