a prime mover

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Byron	BIE-rən	English
Ceadda	-	Anglo-Saxon
GlÁUcio	-	Portuguese
Ravid	-	Hebrew
Aishah	-	Arabic, Malay
ĐUraĐ	JOOR-ahj	Serbian, Croatian (Archaic)