: 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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Åberg, the 25-year-old Swedish star, and Matsuyama were among the biggest movers on the leaderboard Friday.
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Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2025
This week, on the charts dated Aug. 16, Demi Lovato scores her first dance entry in five years, and David Guetta extends his record for the most No. 1s on Billboard’s Dance/Mix Show Airplay survey.
Check out the key movers below.
—Xander Zellner, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2025
Gemini: The Movers Mischievous and quick thinking, the movers embody the energy of Gemini in more ways than one.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 25 July 2025
The Mets were one of the bigger movers, going from +1300 on Monday to +850.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2025
This week, on the charts dated Aug. 16, Demi Lovato scores her first dance entry in five years, and David Guetta extends his record for the most No. 1s on Billboard’s Dance/Mix Show Airplay survey.
Check out the key movers below.
—Xander Zellner, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2025
Gemini: The Movers Mischievous and quick thinking, the movers embody the energy of Gemini in more ways than one.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 25 July 2025
The Mets were one of the bigger movers, going from +1300 on Monday to +850.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Mover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mover. Accessed 21 Aug. 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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