: 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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Adding more size might be on the to-do list, but so is bringing in a puck mover, if any become available.
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
If intelligence compounds as Nadella predicts, this time there will be a real first-mover advantage that didn’t exist in the internet era.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 June 2026
But Novig is entering a field where the race to claim first-mover status is already crowded.
—Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 16 June 2026
Like Samoskevich, Bourque hasn’t established himself as much of a needle-mover at the NHL level, despite looking like a prime breakout candidate.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 16 June 2026
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
If intelligence compounds as Nadella predicts, this time there will be a real first-mover advantage that didn’t exist in the internet era.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 June 2026
But Novig is entering a field where the race to claim first-mover status is already crowded.
—Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 16 June 2026
Like Samoskevich, Bourque hasn’t established himself as much of a needle-mover at the NHL level, despite looking like a prime breakout candidate.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 16 June 2026
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“Mover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mover. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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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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