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[ bool-doh-zer ] / ˈbʊlˌdoʊ zər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bulldozer ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna large, powerful tractor having a vertical blade at the front end for moving earth, tree stumps, rocks, etc. a person who intimidates or coerces. Origin of bulldozer1875–80, Americanism;1925–30 in the sense “tractor”; origin uncertain. See bulldoze Words nearby bulldozerbulldog ant, bulldog clip, bulldog edition, bulldog forceps, bulldoze, bulldozer, bull dust, bull dyke, bullet, bullet forceps, bullethead Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bulldozerSoldiers, settlers, and bulldozer drivers have also mercilessly targeted civilians. Somewhere Over the Separation Barrier|Maysoon Zayid|December 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST Ameira still had to pay 25,000 shekels ($7,000) to hire a bulldozer and trucks to transport the rubble…. The Banality of Occupation|Yousef Munayyer|August 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST On the bucket of a bulldozer that had been previously used to uproot the trees in Gezi Park it says, “ I am Free!” Smiling Under a Cloud of Tear Gas: Elif Shafak on Istanbul’s Streets|Elif Shafak|June 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST May I recommend the one featuring a picture of the dome from The Dome of the Rock being demolished by a Caterpillar bulldozer? What Hawking and Jerusalem Day Have in Common|Maysoon Zayid|May 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Conflicting accounts have her either falling back and getting sucked under the bulldozer or being hit head one. Israeli Court Rules Corrie Death Accidental|Dan Ephron|August 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST Dakug swildu ang makamaung muupirit ug buldúsir, One who knows how to operate a bulldozer is highly paid. A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff One specimen was unearthed from the bank of a small muddy stream by a bulldozer. Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala|William E. Duellman Even the section their ship stood on was part of the crater, he saw, with an Earth bulldozer working on it. Prosaically, a bulldozer lowered its wide blade some fifty yards from the ship. Space Tug|Murray Leinster The specimen was uncovered by a bulldozer at a depth of about one foot below the surface. Some Reptiles and Amphibians from Korea|Robert G Webb
British Dictionary definitions for bulldozer
nouna powerful tractor fitted with caterpillar tracks and a blade at the front, used for moving earth, rocks, etc informal a person who bulldozes Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bulldozerruffian, tyrant, tormentor, harasser, browbeater, intimidator |