mover
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mov·er /ˈmuːvə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 1 mover and shaker informalPOWER an important person who has power and influence over what happens in a situation 有权势的人 He’s one of the movers and shakers in Florida politics. 他是佛罗里达政坛上一个能够呼风唤雨的人物。2 MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONsomeone or something that moves in a particular way 〔以某种方式〕移动的人[物体] Hummingbirds are quick movers. 蜂鸟飞起来很快。3. especially American EnglishBOTT someone whose job is to move furniture, boxes etc from one house to another when someone changes where they live 搬家工人4 something that moves things from one place to another 搬动工具 an earth mover 运土机5. a stock or share that people are buying and selling a lot of 交投活跃的股票6 BBPGsomeone who makes a formal proposal at a meeting 提议人 the mover of the motion 动议的提出者 → prime moverExamples from the Corpus
mover• The prime mover was George Dodson.• Saturn is the slowest mover of all the planets.• It would certainly include statements by successful movers of amendments and new clauses to Bills.• As the movers and shakers of this peculiar saga, Bonnaire and Huppert are unnerving and fascinating to watch together.• Although, as a rule, the young are generally the movers, while the old tend to be primarily shakers.• In doing so, organizers reportedly alienated traditional movers and shakers.From Longman Business Dictionarymovermov‧er /ˈmuːvə-ər/ noun [countable]FINANCE a share whose price has increased or decreased a lot in a particular periodIt was one of today’s major movers - up 10 to 468.mov·er nounChineseSyllable
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mover
mov‧er /ˈmuːvə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
He’s one of the movers and shakers in Florida politics.
2. someone or something that moves in a particular way:
Hummingbirds are quick movers.
3. especially American English someone whose job is to move furniture, boxes etc from one house to another when someone changes where they live
4. something that moves things from one place to another:
an earth mover
5. a stock or share that people are buying and selling a lot of
6. someone who makes a formal proposal at a meeting:
the mover of the motion
⇨ prime mover
mov‧er /ˈmuːvə $ -ər/
noun [countable] Word Family: noun: move, movement, removal, remover, mover; adjective: movable, unmoved, moving; verb: move, remove; adverb: movingly
1. mover and shaker informal an important person who has power and influence over what happens in a situation: 2. someone or something that moves in a particular way:
3. especially American English someone whose job is to move furniture, boxes etc from one house to another when someone changes where they live
4. something that moves things from one place to another:
5. a stock or share that people are buying and selling a lot of
6. someone who makes a formal proposal at a meeting:
⇨ prime mover
