: one that moves or sets something in motion
especially
: one whose business or occupation is the moving of household goods from one residence to another
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The calculus is simple: early movers gain better partnerships, deeper integrations, and learning curves before mass adoption.
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Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Whoever cracks this first could use a first mover’s advantage to build a hard-to-beat flywheel of highly engaged, big-spending consumers that attracts partner brands and retailers that don’t want to miss out on a new growth channel.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 25 June 2025
Zero or near-zero carbon operators will be able to tap into these carbon penalty dollars as rewards, so the system is designed to incentivize the expensive R&D required by early movers.
—New Atlas, 21 June 2025
Then concentrate resources on the big needle movers NASA was meant to achieve.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 10 June 2025
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Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Whoever cracks this first could use a first mover’s advantage to build a hard-to-beat flywheel of highly engaged, big-spending consumers that attracts partner brands and retailers that don’t want to miss out on a new growth channel.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 25 June 2025
Zero or near-zero carbon operators will be able to tap into these carbon penalty dollars as rewards, so the system is designed to incentivize the expensive R&D required by early movers.
—New Atlas, 21 June 2025
Then concentrate resources on the big needle movers NASA was meant to achieve.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 10 June 2025
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“Mover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mover. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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mover
noun
mov·er
ˈmü-vər 
: one that moves or sets something in motion
especially
: a person or company that moves the belongings of others from one home to another
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