Mover

Part of speech: noun

Pronunciation: /ˈmuːvə/

Definitions

1. An individual or object that initiates motion or carries things from one location to another
2. A person or mechanism responsible for the transport of items or people across distances
3. Someone who transfers possessions or materials from one place to another ; an entity that produces motion or causes something to move

Etymology: The word is simply "move" with the agent suffix "-er," which is one of English's most productive endings for people and things that perform an action. The "-er" ending came into English through Middle English and Old French, from Latin "-arius," a suffix attaching to nouns of occupation or function, so a "mover" is literally one who moves. The verb "move" has a longer and more traceable history. It was borrowed into Middle English from Old French "mover," which descended from Latin "movēre," meaning to set in motion, and that Latin verb reaches back to an ancient root shared with many words about motion and change. The noun "mover" therefore combines a Latin-derived verb with a suffix that itself passed through French, so its two halves have traveled quite different routes into English.

Synonyms: shaker, mover and shaker, operator