MOVER


Meaning of MOVER in English

ˈmüvə(r) noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English mover, mever, from moven, meven to move + -er — more at move

: one that moves: as

a.

(1) : one that sets something into motion : actuator

viewing God as the mover of the universe

(2) : one that incites or instigates to action or that promotes an action that has been begun

hotheaded movers of rebellion

(3) : one that proposes something in a deliberative assembly

the mover of a resolution

(4) : one whose business or occupation is the moving of household goods from one residence to another

b.

(1) : one that is in motion or that is capable of motion

a deer is a fast mover

(2) : migrant ; specifically : one participating in the extensive 19th century migration to the West of the United States

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