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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