mover

[ moo-ver ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that moves.

  2. Often movers. a person or company whose business is the moving of household effects or office equipment from one location to another.

  1. a powerful and influential person, as in politics or business.

  2. a person who is energetic and ambitious; go-getter.

Idioms about mover

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

Origin of mover

1
First recorded in 1350–1400, mover is from the Middle English word mevere.See move, -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for mover

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

  1. US and Canadian a removal firm or a person who works for one

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Other Idioms and Phrases with mover

mover

In addition to the idiom beginning with mover

  • mover and shaker

also see:

  • prime mover

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