mover and shaker
noun
plural movers and shakers
: a person who is active or influential in some field of endeavor
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Billboard’s Dance Moves roundup serves as a guide to the biggest movers and shakers across Billboard’s many dance charts — new No. 1s, new top 10s, first-timers and more.
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Xander Zellner, Billboard, 30 July 2025
Business managers in Hollywood work with coteries of lawyers, agents and assistants in the employ of the town’s filmmakers, entertainers and movers and shakers to project earnings from potential projects, endorsements, brand launches, appearances and other forms of revenue.
—Trey Williams, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025
This Friday, the Uncharted Annual Summit of heavy hitters, power brokers and movers and shakers are convening on a private home in Southampton.
—Nancy Kane, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
Two Asian countries are the ranking’s biggest movers and shakers since January.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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Xander Zellner, Billboard, 30 July 2025
Business managers in Hollywood work with coteries of lawyers, agents and assistants in the employ of the town’s filmmakers, entertainers and movers and shakers to project earnings from potential projects, endorsements, brand launches, appearances and other forms of revenue.
—Trey Williams, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025
This Friday, the Uncharted Annual Summit of heavy hitters, power brokers and movers and shakers are convening on a private home in Southampton.
—Nancy Kane, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025
Two Asian countries are the ranking’s biggest movers and shakers since January.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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“Mover and shaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mover%20and%20shaker. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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