English Explanatory Dictionary

mover

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone who or something that moves.
  2. A dancer.
  3. A person employed to help people move their possessions from one residence to another.
  4. Someone who proposes a motion at a meeting.
  5. A product that sells well.
  6. A chess problem in which the solver must attain checkmate within the specified number of moves.

Pronunciation

/ˈmuːvə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mover.wav

Word forms

mover movers

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin movēre Old Northern French moverbor. Middle English moven English move Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English mover From move + -er.

Synonyms

removalist

Derived words

earthmover fast mover first mover household goods mover house mover mover and shaker needle-mover needle mover nonmover people mover prime mover side mover trashmover unmoved mover
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