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mover and shaker
mover and shakern. pl. movers and shakers One who wields power and influence in a sphere of activity: "the importance of hanging out with the movers and shakers of the art world" (Richard Colvin).ThesaurusNoun | 1. | mover and shaker - a person who wields power and influence; "a shaker of traditional beliefs"; "movers and shakers in the business world"shakerindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" |
mover and shaker
a mover and a shakerA person who is able to get things done with their power, influence, or money. She thinks her father can get me into law school. Apparently he's quite a mover and a shaker. The conference is going to be full of movers and shakers of the industry, so I want to make a good impression.See also: and, mover, shakermover and shakerA person who wields power and influence in a particular activity or field, as in He's one of the movers and shakers in the art world. At first the two nouns referred specifically to God, alluding to the belief that a divine force was responsible for all events. The current usage refers only to human beings. [Second half of 1800s] See also: and, mover, shakermover and shaker
Synonyms for mover and shakernoun a person who wields power and influenceSynonymsRelated Words- individual
- mortal
- person
- somebody
- someone
- soul
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