: 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 addition of Adam Thielen gives Rodgers a proven chain mover who was on the field for 48% of Pittsburgh’s snaps in his first game.
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Shawn Childs, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Starting life as a mail DVD subscription service, Netflix moved into streaming movies and TV shows in 2007, becoming a first-mover into the sphere.
—David R. King, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025
Detroit Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield 'thrilled' to be married Throughout the weekend social media was buzzing and the city's movers-and-shakers were giddy about Sheffield's pending nuptials.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 7 Dec. 2025
Nearly two-thirds of movers went to lower-cost Southern and Sun Belt cities, the outlet reported, places that often overlap with the nation’s most relaxed and least stressed communities.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
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Shawn Childs, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Starting life as a mail DVD subscription service, Netflix moved into streaming movies and TV shows in 2007, becoming a first-mover into the sphere.
—David R. King, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025
Detroit Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield 'thrilled' to be married Throughout the weekend social media was buzzing and the city's movers-and-shakers were giddy about Sheffield's pending nuptials.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 7 Dec. 2025
Nearly two-thirds of movers went to lower-cost Southern and Sun Belt cities, the outlet reported, places that often overlap with the nation’s most relaxed and least stressed communities.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Mover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mover. Accessed 11 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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