mover

mover
[[t]mu͟ːvə(r)[/t]]
movers
1) N-COUNT: adj N If you describe a person or animal as a particular kind of mover, you mean that they move at that speed or in that way.
→ See also prime mover

We found him a nice horse - a good mover who could gallop.

2) N-COUNT: usu pl Movers are people whose job is to move furniture or equipment from one building to another. [mainly AM]
(in BRIT, usually use removal men)
3) PHRASE: usu with supp The movers and shakers in a place or area of activity are the people who have most power or influence.

It is the movers and shakers of the record industry who will decide which bands make it.


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • Mover — Mov er, n. 1. A person or thing that moves, stirs, or changes place. [1913 Webster] 2. A person or thing that imparts motion, or causes change of place; a motor. [1913 Webster] 3. One who, or that which, excites, instigates, or causes movement,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • mover — mover(se) ‘Desplazar(se) o cambiar de posición’. Verbo irregular: v. conjugación modelo (→ apéndice 1, n.º 41) …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

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