mover and shaker
noun
plural movers and shakers
: a person who is active or influential in some field of endeavor
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And to take their place as a chief mover and shaker in an organization, a tech leader needs to know how to relate to and work well with fellow members of the executive team.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
But the past has caught up with the 70-year-old mover and shaker.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
The true stab here isn’t just that Donald lied to Roy on his deathbed, or that Donald would so callously reject the friend who turned him from an outer-borough reject into a mover and shaker within Manhattan.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
That one email also led to introductions to some serious movers and shakers in the wine industry.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
But the past has caught up with the 70-year-old mover and shaker.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
The true stab here isn’t just that Donald lied to Roy on his deathbed, or that Donald would so callously reject the friend who turned him from an outer-borough reject into a mover and shaker within Manhattan.
—Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
That one email also led to introductions to some serious movers and shakers in the wine industry.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Mover and shaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mover%20and%20shaker. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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