mover and shaker
Person with pull
A mover and shaker is someone with influence who makes things happen—a person of power and initiative in a particular field.
The phrase usually appears in the plural: the movers and shakers of Silicon Valley, She's one of the movers and shakers in local politics.
The term suggests active agency rather than inherited status.
- rainmakerBusiness-generating executive
- VIPNotable, for short
- mogulInfluential industry leader
- heavy hitterInfluential, powerful person
- influencerPerson with promotional reach
kingmaker · visionary · magnate · string puller · disruptor · wheeler-dealer · shot caller · leader · trailblazer · go-getter · tycoon · captain of industry · changemaker · achiever · major player · upstart · pioneer · player
- bigwigsbigwig, big shot, big wig, VIP, big kahuna
- notablesleaders, celebrities, dignitary, rulers, VIPs
- power brokerspowerbroker, kingpin, kingmakers, puppeteer, kingmaker
- go-gettersgo-getter, striver, achiever, hustler, driven
- achieversachiever, high achiever, overachiever, go-getter, striver
- bossesboss, bossman, manager, supervisor, foreman
mover and shakernobody
Inconsequential person
small fry · little guy · pawn · underling · nonentity
mover and shakerbystander
One who observes nearby
spectator · follower · onlooker · wallflower · benchwarmer
mover and shakerunknown
Not yet discovered
face in the crowd · average person · man on the street · everyman · common man
move, shake, moving, moved, shaky, movement, removal, shaking, movable