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- [moo-ver]
- /ˈmu vər/
- /ˈmuː.vər/
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- [moo-ver]
- /ˈmu vər/
Definitions of mover word
- noun mover a person or thing that moves. 1
- noun mover Often, movers. a person or company whose business is the moving of household effects or office equipment from one location to another. 1
- noun mover a powerful and influential person, as in politics or business. 1
- noun mover a person who is energetic and ambitious; go-getter. 1
- idioms mover movers and shakers, Informal. powerful and influential people, as in politics and business. 1
- noun mover A person or thing in motion, especially an animal. 1
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Origin of mover
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400, mover is from the Middle English word mevere. See move, -er1
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Parts of speech for Mover
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mover popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mover usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mover
noun mover
- commissioner — A commissioner is an important official in a government department or other organization.
- minister — a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
- deputy — A deputy is the second most important person in an organization such as a business or government department. Someone's deputy often acts on their behalf when they are not there.
- assistant — Assistant is used in front of titles or jobs to indicate a slightly lower rank. For example, an assistant director is one rank lower than a director in an organization.
- worker — a person or thing that works.
Antonyms for mover
noun mover
- moderate — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- flop — to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed by down): The puppy flopped down on the couch.
- failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
- native — being the place or environment in which a person was born or a thing came into being: one's native land.
- inaction — absence of action; idleness.
Top questions with mover
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