US /ˈmuːvə/
noun Freq #25286

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A person whose job is to help people carry their belongings to a new home.

    The movers were very careful with the grand piano.

  2. 2
    noun

    A company that transports people's belongings from one place to another.

    We hired a local mover to handle the heavy furniture.

  3. 3
    noun

    A person or thing that moves.

    In physics, every mover transfers energy as it travels.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a person whose job is to... removalist
Word family
Forms movers
Derived forms earthmoverneedle-movernonmovertrashmover

Etymology

From move + -er.

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