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remover

remover

2 3.4
A person who moves furniture and other belongings to another place
  • noun
  • /rɪˈmuːvər/
  • UK
translation icon : mozo de mudanzas
  • DO YOU HAVE ANY JOBS AVAILABLE? - YES, ROADKILL REMOVER.
  • a staple remover
  • a cassette lockring remover

Examples

  • -Snow remover guy.

    Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (2011)

  • I realized I have not one, not two, but three staple removers.

    Blog text (9)

  • Each student in a group is given a job such as a net holder, rock rubber, stream dancer, net remover, or bug picker.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Tar remover.

    Brian and Charles (2022)

  • A mine remover in Bosnia wearing the face mask and Armadillo protective vest designed by ROFI Industrier for Design Without Borders.

    Blog text (14)

  • The remover transported our furniture to the new house efficiently and carefully.

  • When we moved, the remover packed all our belongings into the truck.

  • She hired a professional remover to help with the heavy lifting during the move.

Synonyms

mover
vsremover
  • US
37 1.8

A person or company that helps people take their things to a new home

focuses more on moving furniture and household items as an organised paid service
relocator
vsremover
4.4

A person or company that helps someone move to a new place

is limited to moving furniture and household belongings rather than moving people

Antonyms

receiver
213 2.7

A person who gets something someone sends, gives, or throws

Compounds

cartridge remover
  • Specialized
8.4

A part in a gun that pulls out empty shells from the chamber so they fall out

weed remover
3.2

A tool with metal claws that pulls weeds out by their roots

Surface Forms

remover singular
removers plural

Morphology

remover = remove (semi-transparent) = re + move + er

The suffixation is clear, but the specific occupational sense of a house-moving worker is narrower than the generic meaning 'one who removes'.

Etymology

Remover comes from the parts re- 'away' and move 'to move', so it literally means 'one who moves things away'. That's why a remover is a person who helps move furniture and other belongings when you move home or office.