mover
[noun]
Synonyms: instigator, agitator, fomenter, inciter

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

mov‧er /ˈmuːvə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: move, movement, removal, remover, mover; adjective: movable, unmoved, moving; verb: move, remove; adverb: movingly]

1. mover and shaker informal an important person who has power and influence over what happens in a situation:
He’s one of the movers and shakers in Florida politics.

2. someone or something that moves in a particular way:
Hummingbirds are quick movers.

3. especially American English someone whose job is to move furniture, boxes etc from one house to another when someone changes where they live

4. something that moves things from one place to another:
an earth mover

5. a stock or share that people are buying and selling a lot of

6. someone who makes a formal proposal at a meeting:
the mover of the motion
⇒ prime mover

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲