bulldozer

noun bull·doz·er \-ˌdō-zər\

: a powerful and heavy vehicle that has a large curved piece of metal at its front and that is used for moving dirt and rocks and pushing over trees and other structures

Full Definition of BULLDOZER

: one that bulldozes

: a tractor-driven machine usually having a broad horizontal blade for moving earth

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First Known Use of BULLDOZER

1876

Rhymes with BULLDOZER

brownnoser, composer, discloser, disposer, exposer, imposer, opposer, proposer

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