mover
Americannoun
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movers
plural
idioms
noun
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informal a person, business, idea, etc, that is advancing or progressing
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a person who moves a proposal, as in a debate
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a removal firm or a person who works for one
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of mover
First recorded in 1350–1400, mover is from the Middle English word mevere. See move, -er 1
Example Sentences
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While Kodiak has what Rusch called “early mover status,” it also has competition.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
To understand how the people mover mushroomed in price, let’s start at the beginning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
“I don’t know that the goal is necessarily to be a first mover, but to be an early adopter,” Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith said of SMRs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
In that case, you will likely find yourself traveling to or from the concourse on a wretched holdover of mid-century transportation design: the people mover.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
All eyes are on an agent: a protagonist, a mover and shaker, a driving force.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
I say all this not to apologize for the people movers, but to facilitate a sense of closure for the D.C. metro area as we approach the people mover’s demise.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
In the coming weeks, I’m going to share exactly how those played out — including the raw numbers spent on transatlantic flights, movers and real-estate broker fees.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Netflix has revealed just how big it is betting on artificial intelligence, shelling out more than half a billion dollars for one of the early AI movers in Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Importantly though, even when the market’s initial verdict is negative, Facebook and other early IPO movers got to reap the benefits of being public as they waited for their shares to recover.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
It worries me that the other girls have a head start on this since their families are already friends with the movers and shakers of Ecuador.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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