: 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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Jackson LaCombe, Olen Zellweger and Pavel Mintyukov are the mobile young puck-movers on the left side.
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Eric Stephens, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Ensuring Wegovy supply Novo enjoyed a first-mover advantage in the anti-obesity market and launched its GLP-1 drug semaglutide, sold as Ozempic and Wegovy, years before Lilly's rival medicine.
—Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
Moving Day, as Saturdays tend to be called on tour, had some movers.
—ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
The 3-cone and short shuttle will quietly separate fluid movers from straight-line sprinters.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
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Eric Stephens, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Ensuring Wegovy supply Novo enjoyed a first-mover advantage in the anti-obesity market and launched its GLP-1 drug semaglutide, sold as Ozempic and Wegovy, years before Lilly's rival medicine.
—Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
Moving Day, as Saturdays tend to be called on tour, had some movers.
—ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
The 3-cone and short shuttle will quietly separate fluid movers from straight-line sprinters.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Mover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mover. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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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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