n.

1. One that moves: a fast mover in corporate circles.
2. One that transports household or office goods from one location to another as an occupation. Often used in the plural.

In addition to the idiom beginning with mover, also see prime mover.

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IN BRIEF: One that sets something in motion. Also: One who brings furniture from one home to another for a living.

When it was time to relocate to another city, they hired a mover to do the heavy work.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - primus motor, drivkraft, igangsætter

idioms:

• mover and shaker    de, der sætter dagsordenen, de, der har indflydelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
verhuizer, iemand die beweegt, indiener van een voorstel

Français (French)
n. - personne qui dépose une motion, (US) déménageur, bon danseur (fam)

idioms:

• mover and shaker    (US) homme/femme d'action

Deutsch (German)
n. - Antragsteller, (Möbel)spediteur

idioms:

• mover and shaker    aktive Person

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υποκινητής, εισηγητής (πρότασης), κινητήρια δύναμη, μοχλός

idioms:

• mover and shaker    άτομο με μεγάλη επιρροή στον τομέα του

Italiano (Italian)
sgomberatore

idioms:

• mover and shaker    deus ex machina

Português (Portuguese)
n. - empregado (m) (de empresa de mudanças)

idioms:

• mover and shaker    empreendedor

Русский (Russian)
движущая сила, инициатор

idioms:

• mover and shaker    сильные мира сего

Español (Spanish)
n. - mozo de mudanzas, motor, autor, inspirador

idioms:

• mover and shaker    persona que toma parte activa en una empresa, organización o evento, la plana mayor, los que mueven los hilos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - upphov, förslagsställare, flyttkarl

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
行动者, 搬家具工人, 鼓动者, 搬场公司

idioms:

• mover and shaker    具有号召力的人物, 权倾一时的人物

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 行動者, 搬家工人, 鼓動者, 搬家公司

idioms:

• mover and shaker    具有號召力的人物, 權傾一時的人物

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 움직이는 것[사람], 발동기, 발기인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 動く人, 進歩している人, 動かす人, 発動機, 引っ越し業者

idioms:

• mover and shaker    影響力のあるひと

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) محرك, ناقل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נע, מניע, מציע הצעה, בעל רעיון מועיל, מוביל (בחברת הובלה)‬

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