: 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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ChatGPT is, however, enjoying its first mover advantage, reporting early last month over 800 million weekly active users.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
HarbourVest Partners was an early mover in this space and has invested in continuation fund transactions for well over a decade.
—Richard Hickman, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
Britain was the first mover, however, and the fact that what happened in Lancashire happened in Lancashire and not in Guangdong is precisely the sort of thing books like this are supposed to explain.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Texas was the nation’s top pick for movers, boasting 556,156 inbound moves and 483,476 outbound moves for a net migration of 72,680 people.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 21 Nov. 2025
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
HarbourVest Partners was an early mover in this space and has invested in continuation fund transactions for well over a decade.
—Richard Hickman, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
Britain was the first mover, however, and the fact that what happened in Lancashire happened in Lancashire and not in Guangdong is precisely the sort of thing books like this are supposed to explain.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Texas was the nation’s top pick for movers, boasting 556,156 inbound moves and 483,476 outbound moves for a net migration of 72,680 people.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Mover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mover. Accessed 1 Dec. 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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