mover

Related to mover: people mover

a mover and a shaker

A person who is able to get things done with their power, influence, or money. She thinks her father can get me into law school. Apparently he's quite a mover and a shaker. The conference is going to be full of movers and shakers of the industry, so I want to make a good impression.
See also: and, mover, shaker

prime mover

The person or thing that generates the initial energy or momentum for something to happen. The newly elected congresswoman has been the prime mover in the recent environmental reforms. While there was a confluence of events leading to his removal from office, it was the revelation of his tax evasion that was the prime mover.
See also: mover, prime
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

movers and shakers

people who get things done; organizers and managers. The movers and shakers in this firm haven't exactly been working overtime. Who are the movers and shakers around here?
See also: and, mover, shaker

prime mover

Fig. the force that sets something going; someone or something that starts something off. The assistant manager was the prime mover in getting the manager sacked. Discontent with his job was the prime mover in John's deciding to retire early.
See also: mover, prime
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

mover and shaker

A person who wields power and influence in a particular activity or field, as in He's one of the movers and shakers in the art world. At first the two nouns referred specifically to God, alluding to the belief that a divine force was responsible for all events. The current usage refers only to human beings. [Second half of 1800s]
See also: and, mover, shaker

prime mover

The initial source of energy directed toward a goal, someone or something that sets others in motion. For example, Jean was the prime mover in getting us more laboratory space, or Patriotism was the prime mover of the revolution. [Late 1600s]
See also: mover, prime
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

the movers and shakers

JOURNALISM
COMMON If you talk about the movers and shakers, you mean the people with power and influence in a particular area who make things happen and cause new developments. They were given introductions to the movers and shakers in the industry. Cochran was only 21, but in four short years had established himself as one of the movers and shakers of '50s rock'n'roll. Note: This comes from the poem `Ode' by Arthur O'Shaugnessy (1874): `We are the music-makers And we are the dreamers of dreams... We are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems.'
See also: and, mover, shaker
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

a mover and shaker

someone at the centre of events who makes things happen; a powerful person.
Movers and shakers is first recorded in Arthur O'Shaughnessy's 1874 poem ‘Ode’.
1998 Times Ten years from now his name will again be high on the list of movers and shakers to watch in the decade.
See also: and, mover, shaker
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

ˌmovers and ˈshakers

people with power in important organizations: He is one of the principle movers and shakers in the political arena.
See also: and, mover, shaker

a prime ˈmover

a person or a thing that starts something and has an important influence on its development: The prime mover in setting up the group was ex-lawyer James Stanley. Economic factors are the prime mover of change.
See also: mover, prime
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

movers and shakers

n. people who get things done; organizers and managers. The movers and shakers in this firm haven’t exactly been working overtime.
See also: and, mover, shaker
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

movers and shakers

Individuals with the power and/or influence to effect change. At first each of these nouns alluded specifically to God, but in the nineteenth century they began to be paired and applied to human beings. The OED quotes A. O’Shaughnessy’s Music and Moonlight (1874): “Yet we are the movers and shakers of the world forever, it seems.”
See also: and, mover, shaker
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • a mover and a shaker
  • a mover and shaker
  • a big cheese
  • every horse thinks its own pack heaviest
  • be not the full quid
  • if you don't mind me asking
  • if you don't mind my asking
  • be on the scent
  • be on the scent (of someone or something)
  • be out of (one's) senses
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The situation has led to crowding of movers in parking lots, as Gulf News found during a recent visit to Madinat Zayed, a popular shopping area in Abu Dhabi city.
Heavy parking fines fail to deter furniture movers
Others based outside the state that were cited include Big Men In Trucks, Sloatsburg, N.Y.; Price Movers, Staten Island; Centurion Movers, Willow Grove Pa.; Lite Moving, Franklin Square, N.Y.; TB Moving aka TB Moving & Storage, Brooklyn, N.Y.; and Princeton Movers aka Great Eastern Movers, Brooklyn, N.Y.View the full article from NJBIZ at http://www.njbiz.com/article/20180820/NJBIZ01/180829977/state-police-consumer-affairs-bust-26-unlicensed-movers.
State police, consumer affairs, bust 26 unlicensed movers
GP assume that the second mover maximizes Equation (1), taking [e.sub.1] as given.
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THE average house price paid by home movers in Wales has surged by PS50,000 over the past five years, according to analysis from Lloyds Bank.
PS50k rise in the cost of moving to a new home
In fact, finding a reliable option for professional packers and movers is a very challenging task in itself.
Thepackersmovers.com eases the way of hiring reliable packers and Movers in India
Andrew Mason, Lloyds Bank mortgages director, said: "Whilst the number of home movers has risen significantly since 2009, it remains well below previous levels and has recovered less strongly than firsttime buyer numbers."
Next step on the housing ladder becomes harder
Bridgevine has developed a movers program that reaches 3.2 million movers each month in various stages of the move.
Bridgevine product pinpoints new mover purchasing behaviors
Rob Armstrong, Bellway sales director, said: "Selling a property can be an expensive and stressful experience, we have designed Express Mover to make it far easier and cheaper for people to sell their old homes when they are buying a new Bellway home, we make all the arrangements which means that our clients can focus upon their new home rather than worrying about the sale of their old home."
Mover scheme helps speed up house sales
Social media, e-mail marketing, and mobile marketing programs can be effective if managed correctly, but new mover direct marketing programs are still the most effective way to reach and influence these new movers.
Moving targets: grocery stores can reap the benefits of marketing programs that welcome new residents
An "early mover" is a company that quickly recognizes a unique opportunity, or risk, and uses that knowledge to evaluate its options before it becomes widely known.
Be an early move: an "early mover" strategy has the advantage of time, allowing options for decision-making to create enterprise value. Failing to attain such a status can lead to lagging performance and prove fatal to an organization
Hasnain Bukhari, Managing Director, Heavy Rebuild Factor (M Series) said that HIT wants to utilize its existing infrastructure and capacity for the production of Euro-III North Benz prime mover in the 360 HP and above category.
Govt to promote trucking business on public private partnership, Adil Anwar
LYREEN MOVER, who failed by just half a length to go unbeaten through the williamhill.com Derby at Wimbledon and also made the same firm's Classic final at Sunderland, can get it right in the final leg of the William Hill Trilogy by landing the All England Cup over 480m at Newcastle, writes Jonathan Kay.
14-1 Lyreen worth a move on
Lyreen Mover, trained in Hungary by Gabor Tenczel, is sure to be the main attraction of a 13-race card Unbeaten in five rounds, Lyreen Mover comes up against hotpot favourite Toomaline Jack in what should be a crackerjack race for the pounds 75,000 winners prize.
Take Bullet train to Wimbledon
In this game, subjects are divided into pairs that consisted of a first mover and a second mover.
In-group versus out-group trust: the impact of income inequality