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first movers

first movers is the plural of first mover.

Meaning of first mover

Noun

first mover (plural first movers)

  1. The initial agent that is the cause of all things; the prime mover.
    • The chiefeſt God firſt moouer of that Spheare,
      Enchac’d with thouſands euer ſhining lamps,
      Will ſooner burne the glorious frame of Heauen,
      Then ſhould it ſo conſpire my ouerthrow.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
  2. An early player in a market, such as the first company to commercialize a newly developed technology.

Questions about first movers

What is first movers the plural of?
First movers is the plural of first mover.

Words near first movers in the dictionary

  1. first milks
  2. first minister
  3. first ministers
  4. First Month
  5. first mover
  6. first movers
  7. first name
  8. first names
  9. First Nation
  10. First Nation band
  11. First Nation bands

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