a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another someone who moves workman employed by a moving company; "the movers were very careful with the grand piano
{i} one who moves furniture to new house; person that makes official requests or proposals (as in politics); that which moves or motivates
The movers and shakers in a place or area of activity are the people who have most power or influence. It is the movers and shakers of the record industry who will decide which bands make it
If you describe a person or animal as a particular kind of mover, you mean that they move at that speed or in that way. We found him a nice horse -- a good mover who could gallop. see also prime mover