Meaning of mover and shaker | Babel Free

Definitions

Someone who has power and influence in a field or activity; one who accomplishes tasks, who gets things done.

figuratively, plural-normally

Equivalents

Examples

“The sales team sought to talk⟳ to the movers and shakers within an organization, rather than to their underlings.”

“He really is a mover and a shaker in those circles.”

“Being loyal to the people you work⟳ for is also an important initial step on your road to becoming a mover and shaker.”

“People such as William James and the Stephensons (with whom he collaborated) may have⟳ been the movers and shakers of the early railways, but there was other, less exalted bods who constructed all the paraphernalia - including stations.”

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