MOVER AND SHAKER Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

mover and shaker

noun

Definition of mover and shaker

as in fat cat

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Recent Examples of mover and shaker These were some of the movers and shakers of Black foundation, of Black American society. — Jerald “coop” Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026 Many Illinois movers and shakers have shifted focus from state issues to national and global matters that affect their businesses. — Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026 Such was the case on Friday night, when music industry movers and shakers took over the storied Sunset Tower Hotel’s Terrace Room for an EPIC Records and Hennessy pre-Grammys party, dancing and mingling until the wee hours. — Kelsey Stewart, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2026 Some of the Musk fanbase might cheer loudly, seeing him as the absolute mover and shaker. — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 31 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mover and shaker

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Noun

Their Youtube channel includes direct-to-camera rants delivered by their lupine avatars that preach their screw-the-man gospel, entreating their massive following to take back what’s been denied them by the real fat cats and crooks.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026
His fat cat industrialist Zsa-Zsa Korda is no underground rebel.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026

Definition of fat cat

Noun

For all of its strengths, my one wish for the Weber Kettle is better wheel nuts holding the big wheels in place.

— Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 17 May 2026
Denali versions aim for gloss, chrome, big wheels and illuminated badging, while the AT4 gets the tougher costume - 35-inch allou-terrain tires, red recovery hooks, extra ground clearance and a more trail-minded stance flavor.

— Josh Max, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026

Definition of big wheel

Noun

However, with each Champions League victory crucial to progressing toward the next round, neither would want to rest their big guns, either.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026
After England have raised a glass comes a three-match one-day international series this week when India will welcome back big guns including captain Shubman Gill and legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

— Paul Newman, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of big gun

Noun

But the potential for Anderson to be City’s main man is there, perhaps more in the way that Fernandinho ended up adapting to the role after arriving at City as a more attack-minded midfielder.

— Sam Lee, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Andy Green is set to be the Mets’ main man for the remainder of the season, tapped as the interim manager following Friday’s firing of Carlos Mendoza.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026

Definition of main man

Noun

And the joy in the swanky dining room rockets up whenever somebody orders the Cacio e Pepe, which is mixed in a big cheese wheel, or the New York Steak, which a server sets ablaze before slicing with a flaming knife.

— John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
But a big cheese board affords the chance for people to try something new.

— Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024

Definition of big cheese

Noun

Patrick Stewart‘s former co-stars and fellow Hollywood notables and executives are paying tribute to the sci-fi icon following his death at age 86.

— Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
The cultural notables in the room — including painters Richard Nugent and Romare Bearden, poet Arna Bontemps and theater impresario Abram Hill — speak up for art as the Renaissance’s engine, remembering gifted colleagues no longer around.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of notable

Noun

The tech-heavy index's record high was just over a month ago.

— Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
This year, recommenders include cultural heavies like Susan Orlean, Tony Tulathimutte, Jia Tolentino, Vincenzo Latronico, Sarah Thankam Matthews, and Tavi Gevinson.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026

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