mover and shaker

noun

plural movers and shakers
: a person who is active or influential in some field of endeavor

Examples of mover and shaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Instead, there’s the suggestion that movers and shakers should be negotiating with Cerebras for options on future hardware. John Werner, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024 Though many in the market associate such an intellectually rigorous approach to collecting and patronage with the 20th century, these true believers have not only blazed a path for a new generation but are also still movers and shakers themselves. Kate Dwyer, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024 Today, there are seven estates that comprise Fair Lea, some of which have been owned by high society movers and shakers, including Anne Ford, Gloria Vanderbilt and Tony-winning Broadway composer and lyricist Richard Adler. Mark David, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2024 The true stab here isn’t just that Donald lied to Roy on his deathbed, or that Donald would so callously reject the friend who turned him from an outer-borough reject into a mover and shaker within Manhattan. Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 See all Example Sentences for mover and shaker 

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Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mover and shaker was in 1873

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“Mover and shaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mover%20and%20shaker. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.

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