🚚 Person who moves things 🗣️ Proposer at meeting

mover

13 7.2

A person who proposes a formal idea at a meeting for others to vote on

noun
/ˈmuːvər/

: proponente

During the meeting, John served as the mover of the proposal to increase the budget for education.
a prime mover
the first mover
movers and shakers

Examples

Several women recalled being the prime movers behind their families' migration to the New World.

Academic text (1998)
Today he is seen as the prime mover for peace in Northern Ireland.

Academic text (1995)
Indeed, he had been one of the prime movers behind the organization and successful conclusion of the Taif meetings.

Academic text (1994)
You're a force in this town, a prime mover, A city attorney, most prominent citizen they've got.

The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)
Ben Ross Schneider points to the state as the mover and shaker behind the large-scale infrastructure projects and reforms.

Academic text (1997)
At the assembly, she was the main mover advocating for environmental protection laws.
As the mover of the resolution, he set the agenda for the discussion on climate change initiatives.

Synonyms

proposer

vsmover

1 4.6

A person who suggests an idea or plan

refers specifically to formally proposing motions at meetings or assemblies

Antonyms

opponent

907 2.1

A person who competes against another in a game or argument

Compounds

mover and shaker

Literature

9 6.1

A powerful and energetic person who makes important things happen

prime mover

Formal

1 9.9

A first being people think starts everything, often the God of some religions

first-mover disadvantage

Specialized

7.6

A problem when a company enters a market before others, like high costs or being copied

more-mover

Jargon

9.9

A chess puzzle where White must checkmate Black within a set number of moves greater than three

public mover

4.1

A company that carries furniture and boxes for a fee

three-mover

Jargon

9.3

A chess problem where White must checkmate Black in three moves

two-mover

Jargon

9.9

A chess puzzle where White must checkmate Black in two moves

Surface Forms

mover singular

movers plural

Morphology

mover = move (semi-transparent) = move + er

Agentive formation from 'move' is regular, but the specific parliamentary sense 'to move a motion' is a specialized usage that may be unfamiliar to some learners.

Etymology

Mover comes from the verb move and the ending -er, where 'move' means 'to start or change position' and -er means 'one who does something'. So in a meeting the mover is the person who 'moves' a proposal — they are the one who formally starts or proposes the motion.