Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person or thing that moves: Someone or something that changes position or location.
   • A person who proposes a motion: In a formal meeting or parliamentary procedure, the person who formally introduces a proposal for consideration.
   • A company or person employed in transporting household or office goods: A business or worker specializing in relocating possessions from one place to another.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • She is a fast mover on the basketball court. (She changes position quickly during the game.)
  • The mover of the resolution spoke for ten minutes. (The person who proposed the formal motion spoke for ten minutes.)
  • We hired a mover to transport our furniture to the new apartment. (We hired a company to transport our belongings.)

Advanced Usage

• "Prime mover": The original or most important force that causes something to happen.

  • Technological innovation is often the prime mover of economic growth. (Technological innovation is the primary force driving economic growth.)

• "Self-starter and mover": An idiom describing a person who is highly motivated and takes initiative without needing external direction.

  • We are looking for a self-starter and mover to lead this new project. (We are looking for a proactive and driven person to lead this project.)

Variants and Related Words

• Move (verb): To change position or location.
• Movement (noun): The act or process of moving.
• Moving (adjective): Causing strong feelings, especially of sadness; or in the act of changing location.
  • A moving speech. (A speech that causes strong emotion.)
  • A moving van. (A truck used for transporting goods.)

Synonyms

• Proposer: One who puts forward a suggestion or motion.
• Transporter: One who or that which carries things from one place to another.
• Shaker (informal): A person who brings about significant change.

Related Phrases

• Mover and shaker: An idiom for a powerful person who initiates events and influences people.
  • She is a real mover and shaker in the tech industry. (She is a very influential person who causes things to happen in the tech industry.)

Noun

1. a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another
2. someone who moves
3. (parliamentary procedure) someone who makes a formal motion
4. workman employed by a moving company
   • the movers were very careful with the grand piano