mover and shaker

mover and shaker
noun
a person who wields power and influence
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a shaker of traditional beliefs

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movers and shakers in the business world

Syn: ↑shaker
Hypernyms: ↑person, ↑individual, ↑someone, ↑somebody, ↑mortal, ↑soul

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noun (plural movers and shakers)
: a person who is active and influential in some field of endeavor

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mover and shaker UK US noun [countable] often plural [singular mover and shaker plural movers and shakers]
someone who is powerful or who has a lot of influence
Thesaurus: important and powerful person or peoplesynonym

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mover and shaker,
U.S. a person of power and influence: »

Columbia, like its peers, is ashamedly trying to admit the movers and shakers of tomorrow (Newsweek).

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a powerful person who initiates events and influences people
Origin:
from movers and shakers, a phrase from O'Shaughnessy's Music & Moonlight (1874)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • mover and shaker — UK / US noun [countable, often plural] Word forms mover and shaker : singular mover and shaker plural movers and shakers someone who is powerful or who has a lot of influence …   English dictionary

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  • mover and shaker — noun someone who has power and influence in some field or activity. The sales team sought to talk to the movers and shakers within an organization, rather than to their underlings …   Wiktionary

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