Definitions of mover
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someone who moves
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advancer
someone who advances
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ascender
someone who ascends
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coaster
someone who coasts
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descender
someone who descends
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hitter, striker
someone who hits
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lunger
someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing)
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puller
someone who applies force so as to cause motion toward herself or himself
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pusher, shover
someone who pushes
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scrambler
a rapid mover; someone who scrambles
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transferer, transferrer
someone who transfers something
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traverser
someone who moves or passes across
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abseiler, rappeller
a person who descends down a nearly vertical face by using a doubled rope that is wrapped around the body and attached to some high point
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climber, mounter
someone who ascends on foot
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nudger
someone who nudges; someone who gives a gentle push
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slapper, spanker
a hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open hand
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transferor
(law) someone who conveys a title or property to another
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walloper
a very hard hitter
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wrester
someone who obtains something by pulling it violently with twisting movements
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jerker, yanker
someone who gives a strong sudden pull
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workman employed by a moving company“the movers were very careful with the grand piano”
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remover
someone who works for a company that moves furniture
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working man, working person, workingman, workman
an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
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remover
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a company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another
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synonyms:
moving company, public mover, removal company, removal firm
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company
an institution created to conduct business
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company
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(parliamentary procedure) someone who makes a formal motion
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synonyms:
proposer
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nominator
someone who proposes a candidate for appointment or election
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conceiver, mastermind, originator
someone who creates new things
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nominator
Pronunciation
US
/ˈmuvər/
UK
/ˈmuvə/
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