mover:
(plural: ‘movers‘)
a quick mover catching the ball
a person who moves in a particular way;
a person who makes good progress or develops very quickly, in making money or making friends in business, etc.;
a person who comes up (proposes) with a suggestion, idea, etc., in a debate or in parliament (law making body of a government, and the ‘proposal’, in this context, is technically called ‘motion’);
a person who moves things, goods such as furniture, from one place to another;
(usually in plural form ‘movers‘, also ‘packers and movers’) a person or business that moves things from one place to another for money,
a mover in his career
My brother is such a quick mover that it’s very difficult to catch him.
Miss Martha is considered one of the great movers and shakers in the business circles. (i.e. Miss Martha is making good progress in her business and has enough influence to get things done)
When we want to move to a new place, we usually engage a good ‘movers and packers‘ to move our furniture and other things.
movers & packers at work
