Prime mover

Prime mover may refer to:

Philosophy

 * Unmoved mover, a concept in Aristotle's writings

Engineering

 * Prime mover (engine or motor), a machine that converts various other forms of energy (chemical, electrical, fluid pressure/flow, etc.) into energy of movement
 * Prime mover (locomotive), one of the several types of power plants used in locomotives to provide traction power
 * Prime mover (tractor unit), a heavy-duty towing engine that provides motive power for hauling a towed or trailered load

Anatomy

 * Prime mover, another name for an agonist muscle

Entertainment

 * Prime Mover (film), a 2009 Australian romantic crime film
 * Prime Mover (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Universe
 * Prime Mover, a video game published by Psygnosis in 1993
 * "The Prime Mover", a 1961 episode of The Twilight Zone
 * The Prime Movers, a quasi-omniscient race of alien superbeings in the Buck Godot comic series by Phil Foglio

Music

 * Prime Mover (album), a 1988 album by the Christian Rock band AD
 * The Prime Movers (Michigan band), a 1960s band featuring a pre-Stooges Iggy Pop
 * The Prime Movers (Los Angeles band), a predecessor band of Dread Zeppelin
 * Prime Movers (Slim Dusty album), a 2016 compilation by Slim Dusty
 * "Prime Mover", a 1983 single by Leather Nun
 * "Prime Mover", a 1987 single by Zodiac Mindwarp
 * "Prime Mover", a song on Rush's 1987 album Hold Your Fire
 * "Prime Mover", a song on Ghost's 2010 album Opus Eponymous
 * "Prime Mover", a 2012 album by German trance producer Alex M.O.R.P.H.
 * "Prime Movers", a song on Covenant's 2013 album Leaving Babylon
 * The Prime Movers, a band of former members of The Prisoners