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