: 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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Tesla had a first-mover advantage in China in 2013, leveraging the government’s support of EVs with subsidies and incentives and its production base and opening a gigafactory in Shanghai in 2019.
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Rebecca A. Fannin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Scheifele is the puck-mover this roster craves, especially since Ehlers’ departure.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
These robots mimic the superb agility and adaptive skill of nature’s finest movers, like ants and whirligig beetles.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
At his peak with the Dallas Stars from 2016 to 2022, Klingberg was an elite puck mover and power play quarterback who averaged just over 23 minutes per game.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
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Rebecca A. Fannin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Scheifele is the puck-mover this roster craves, especially since Ehlers’ departure.
—The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
These robots mimic the superb agility and adaptive skill of nature’s finest movers, like ants and whirligig beetles.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
At his peak with the Dallas Stars from 2016 to 2022, Klingberg was an elite puck mover and power play quarterback who averaged just over 23 minutes per game.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Mover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mover. Accessed 7 Oct. 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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