mover

[ moo-ver ]

/ ˈmu vər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR mover ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person or thing that moves.

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

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

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

Idioms for mover

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

Origin of mover

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

Words nearby mover

move-in, moveless, movement, move on, move-out, mover, mover and shaker, movers and shakers, move up, movie, movie camera

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Example sentences from the Web for mover

The minute you stop playing that game the first mover advantage goes away.
Shutdown Crisis: We Need a Hostage Negotiator|John Avlon|October 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Kristol was viewed as a mover and shaker whose ideas had ready impact on the political firmament in Washington.
Kristol Gets the Pink Slip|Scott Horton|January 26, 2009|DAILY BEAST
If the mover of the sphere is something within the sphere, two alternatives are again possible.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik
It went by the impulse it had received from the first mover.
Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke|Edmund Burke

Now, I ask what mover gave motion to that first atom, and first set the great machine of the universe a-going?
The Existence of God|Francois de Salignac de La Mothe- Fenelon
He was far from imputing any impure motives to the mover or seconder of the resolution.
Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. II (of 16)|Thomas Hart Benton
The speech of the mover could not fully surmount these disadvantages.
Lord Randolph Churchill|Winston Spencer Churchill

British Dictionary definitions for mover

mover

/ (ˈmuːvə) /

noun

informal a person, business, idea, etc, that is advancing or progressing

a person who moves a proposal, as in a debate

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

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Idioms and Phrases with mover

mover

In addition to the idiom beginning with mover

mover and shaker

also see:

prime mover

单词	mover
释义	mover [ moo-ver ] / ˈmu vər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mover ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person or thing that moves. Often movers. a person or company whose business is the moving of household effects or office equipment from one location to another. a powerful and influential person, as in politics or business. a person who is energetic and ambitious; go-getter. Idioms for mover movers and shakers, Informal. powerful and influential people, as in politics and business. Origin of mover First recorded in 1350–1400, mover is from the Middle English word mevere.See move, -er¹ Words nearby mover move-in, moveless, movement, move on, move-out, mover, mover and shaker, movers and shakers, move up, movie, movie camera Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mover The minute you stop playing that game the first mover advantage goes away. Shutdown Crisis: We Need a Hostage Negotiator\|John Avlon\|October 6, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Kristol was viewed as a mover and shaker whose ideas had ready impact on the political firmament in Washington. Kristol Gets the Pink Slip\|Scott Horton\|January 26, 2009\|DAILY BEAST If the mover of the sphere is something within the sphere, two alternatives are again possible. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy\|Isaac Husik It went by the impulse it had received from the first mover. Selections from the Speeches and Writings of Edmund Burke\|Edmund Burke Now, I ask what mover gave motion to that first atom, and first set the great machine of the universe a-going? The Existence of God\|Francois de Salignac de La Mothe- Fenelon He was far from imputing any impure motives to the mover or seconder of the resolution. Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. II (of 16)\|Thomas Hart Benton The speech of the mover could not fully surmount these disadvantages. Lord Randolph Churchill\|Winston Spencer Churchill British Dictionary definitions for mover mover / (ˈmuːvə) / noun informal a person, business, idea, etc, that is advancing or progressing a person who moves a proposal, as in a debate US and Canadian a removal firm or a person who works for one Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with mover mover In addition to the idiom beginning with mover mover and shaker also see: prime mover The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to mover traveler, emigrant, expatriate, immigrant, evacuee, transit, transportation, shipment, shipping, instigator, motivator, commissioner, minister, deputy, assistant, worker, broker, promoter, representative, lawyer
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mover

noun

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Origin of mover

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Example sentences from the Web for mover

British Dictionary definitions for mover

noun

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