| 释义 |
mov·er
\ˈmüvə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English mover, mever, from moven, meven to move + -er — more at move
: one that moves: as
a.
(1) : one that sets something into motion : actuator
< viewing God as the mover of the universe >
(2) : one that incites or instigates to action or that promotes an action that has been begun
< hotheaded movers of rebellion >
(3) : one that proposes something in a deliberative assembly
< the mover of a resolution >
(4) : one whose business or occupation is the moving of household goods from one residence to another
b.
(1) : one that is in motion or that is capable of motion
< a deer is a fast mover >
(2) : migrant; specifically : one participating in the extensive 19th century migration to the West of the United States |