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mov⋅er

[moo-ver]
–noun
1. a person or thing that moves.
2. Often, movers. a person or company whose business is the moving of household effects or office equipment from one location to another.
3. a powerful and influential person, as in politics or business.
4. a person who is energetic and ambitious; go-getter.
5. movers and shakers, Informal. powerful and influential people, as in politics and business.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME mevere. See move, -er 1
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mov·er   (mōō'vər)   
n.  
  1. One that moves: a fast mover in corporate circles.

  2. One that transports household or office goods from one location to another as an occupation. Often used in the plural.

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