mover
noun
Simple meaning
A company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmuvɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
A company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another
A person employed to help people move their possessions from one residence to another.
Someone who or something that moves.
Someone who proposes a motion at a meeting.
A dancer.
A product that sells well.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another
Used this way, mover is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in business or professional and family or home contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Business/professional
- Family/home
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More ways to use mover
- “The movers were very careful with the grand piano.”noun
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Compound terms
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A person who wields power and influence.
An agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause.
A company that moves the possessions of a family or business from one site to another.
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