: 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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Dozens of bulldozers and earth movers can be seen clearing the land in the Sinai Desert and construction equipment is also visible.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2024
This was in the Canadian town of London, halfway between Toronto and Detroit, where her father was a mover, her mother a nurse.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2024
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2024
This was in the Canadian town of London, halfway between Toronto and Detroit, where her father was a mover, her mother a nurse.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Mover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mover. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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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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