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Prime mover may refer to:

Philosophy and theology

• The prime mover, primum movens, an unmoved mover in the philosophy of Aristotle, later used by Thomas Aquinas in his cosmological arguments, as a "first cause" of existence

Technology

• A machine that transforms energy from/to thermal, electrical or pressure to/from mechanical form, typically an engine or turbine
• Prime mover (locomotive), a component of a locomotive

Haulage

• Tractor unit or towing engine, a vehicle that provides the motive power to haul a load, as in:
  • Heavy hauler, a large transporter for moving oversize loads too large for road travel without an escort and special permit
  • Semi-trailer truck in Australian English
  • Ballast tractor, a heavy haulage road vehicle designed to pull or push heavy or exceptionally large loads
  • Artillery tractor, a military vehicle hauling an artillery piece
  • Steam tractor, a vehicle powered by a steam engine which is used for pulling
  • Tractor, a vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort (or torque) at slow speeds

Entertainment

• Prime Mover (film), a 2009 Australian romantic crime film set in Dubbo
• "The Prime Mover", an episode of The Twilight Zone
• "Prime Mover", the 1987 hit single from Zodiac Mindwarp
• "Prime Mover", the title of a song on Rush's 1987 album Hold Your Fire
• Prime Mover (album), a 1988 album from AD featuring Kerry Livgren
• "Prime Mover", the title of a song on Ghost's 2010 album Opus Eponymous
• Prime Mover, a video game published by Psygnosis in 1993
• The Prime Movers, a quasi-omniscient race of alien superbeings in the Buck Godot comic series by Phil Foglio
• The Prime Movers (Michigan band), a '60s band featuring a pre-Stooges Iggy Pop
• The Prime Movers (Los Angeles band), a predecessor band of Dread Zeppelin
• The Prime Movers, a band founded by Graham Day of The Prisoners
• Prime Mover (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Universe

• Disambiguation pages