: 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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Marcia Straub/Getty Images One of the hottest housing markets in Tennessee, Knoxville is a place where newcomers go to settle down — roughly 50% of movers to the area decide to buy a home, NAR says.
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Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
The Korean won was one of the biggest movers on Tuesday, plunging against the U.S. dollar after South Korea's president declared martial law in an unannounced late-night address on television.
—Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
Adjusting Dogs to New Homes Moving is stressful enough, with packing, coordinating the movers and unpacking.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
For the travel industry, 2024 was the year when live tourism exploded as an irrepressible economy mover, as millions of travelers planned trips around music concerts, sports events and natural phenomena like solar eclipses and meteor showers.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
The Korean won was one of the biggest movers on Tuesday, plunging against the U.S. dollar after South Korea's president declared martial law in an unannounced late-night address on television.
—Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
Adjusting Dogs to New Homes Moving is stressful enough, with packing, coordinating the movers and unpacking.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
For the travel industry, 2024 was the year when live tourism exploded as an irrepressible economy mover, as millions of travelers planned trips around music concerts, sports events and natural phenomena like solar eclipses and meteor showers.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Mover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mover. Accessed 30 Dec. 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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