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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: movers and shakers pl n - informal the people with power and influence in a particular field of activity
Etymology: 20th Century: perhaps from the line ``We are the movers and shakers of the world for ever'' in `Ode' by Arthur O'Shaughnessy (1844–81), British poet mov•er /ˈmuvɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- one that moves.
- Often, movers. [plural] a person or company that moves household effects, etc.
- Idioms, Informal Termsmovers and shakers, influential people, as in business:Will the movers and shakers go along with this plan?
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mov•er (mo̅o̅′vər),USA pronunciation n. - 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, Informal Termsmovers and shakers, [Informal.]powerful and influential people, as in politics and business.
- Middle English mevere. See move, -er1 1350–1400
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