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    prime mover
    /ˌprʌɪm ˈmuːvə/

    noun

    • 1. a person who is chiefly responsible for the creation or execution of a plan: "he was a prime mover in the construction of the railway"
    • 2. an initial source of motive power: "a manufacturer of prime movers"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › prime moverPrime mover Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PRIME MOVER is an initial source of motive power (such as a windmill, waterwheel, turbine, or internal combustion engine) designed to receive and modify force and motion as supplied by some natural source and apply them to drive machinery. How to use prime mover in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › prime-moverPRIME MOVER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    someone who has a lot of influence in starting something important: He was a prime mover in developing a new style of customer-friendly bookshops in the UK. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing things to happen. activation. actuation. agent. attribute something to someone. give rise to idiom. hyperstimulate. hyperstimulation.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › prime-moverPRIME MOVER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    someone who has a lot of influence in starting something important: He was a prime mover in starting the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Causing things to happen. activation. actuation. agent. attribute something to someone. give rise toidiom. hyperstimulate. hyperstimulation.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › prime-moverPRIME MOVER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    prime mover in British English. noun. 1. the original or primary force behind an idea, enterprise, etc. 2. a. the source of power, such as fuel, wind, electricity, etc, for a machine. b. the means of extracting power from such a source, such as a steam engine, electric motor, etc.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › prime-moverPRIME MOVER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Prime mover definition: the initial agent, as wind or electricity, that puts a machine in motion.. See examples of PRIME MOVER used in a sentence.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › prime moverPrime mover - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Jul 10, 2024 · /ˈpraɪm ˌmuvər/ IPA guide. Other forms: prime movers. Definitions of prime mover. noun. an agent that is the cause of all things but does not itself have a cause. synonyms: first cause, primum mobile. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Prime mover." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/prime mover.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › prime-moverprime mover noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

    Definition of prime mover noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.