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MOVER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another
Synonyms:
mover; moving company; public mover; removal company; removal firm
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("mover" is a kind of...):
company (an institution created to conduct business)
Derivation:
move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("mover" is a kind of...):
traveler; traveller (a person who changes location)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mover"):
advancer (someone who advances)
ascender (someone who ascends)
coaster (someone who coasts)
descender (someone who descends)
hitter; striker (someone who hits)
lunger (someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing))
puller (someone who applies force so as to cause motion toward herself or himself)
pusher; shover (someone who pushes)
scrambler (a rapid mover; someone who scrambles)
transferer; transferrer (someone who transfers something)
traverser (someone who moves or passes across)
Derivation:
move (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)
move (change residence, affiliation, or place of employment)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Workman employed by a moving company
Example:
the movers were very careful with the grand piano
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("mover" is a kind of...):
working man; working person; workingman; workman (an employee who performs manual or industrial labor)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mover"):
remover (someone who works for a company that moves furniture)
Derivation:
move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Sense 4
Meaning:
(parliamentary procedure) someone who makes a formal motion
Synonyms:
mover; proposer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("mover" is a kind of...):
conceiver; mastermind; originator (someone who creates new things)
Domain category:
order; parliamentary law; parliamentary procedure; rules of order (a body of rules followed by an assembly)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mover"):
nominator (someone who proposes a candidate for appointment or election)
Derivation:
move (be in a state of action)
move (propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting)