: 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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This said, the movers were very polite and respectful and removed all of the excess packing.
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Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 13 Mar. 2025
Pharmaceuticals company WuXi Biologics was the top mover in the index, gaining 13.95%.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Others Players To Watch Maverick McNealy is up to No. 12 in the world after starting the year at No. 30, and among the biggest movers in the top-20 rankings along with Thomas, Lowry and Sepp Straka (36 to 18).
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
The Hanson family assumed that scaredy cat Sunny-Loo was hiding in their Washington house and would reappear when the movers left.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
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Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 13 Mar. 2025
Pharmaceuticals company WuXi Biologics was the top mover in the index, gaining 13.95%.
—Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
Others Players To Watch Maverick McNealy is up to No. 12 in the world after starting the year at No. 30, and among the biggest movers in the top-20 rankings along with Thomas, Lowry and Sepp Straka (36 to 18).
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
The Hanson family assumed that scaredy cat Sunny-Loo was hiding in their Washington house and would reappear when the movers left.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Mover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mover. Accessed 23 Mar. 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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