Mover Meaning
/ˈmuːvə/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounSomeone who or something that moves.
nounA dancer.
Sentence Examples
The professional mover helped us relocate.
He was a skilled piano mover.
He hired a professional mover to transport the furniture.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The company hired a professional ____ to lift and carry the heavy piano.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The furniture ____ carefully loaded the heavy oak table onto the large truck, making sure to wrap it in several layers of protective padding.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin movēre Old Northern French moverbor. Middle English moven English move Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English mover From move + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
""The Celtic Soul Brothers" (#86, 1983) was a moderate mover of a follow-up."
— 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 389:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The company hired a professional ____ to lift and carry the heavy piano.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The furniture ____ carefully loaded the heavy oak table onto the large truck, making sure to wrap it in several layers of protective padding.