bulldozer

noun

bull·​doz·​er ˈbu̇l-ˌdō-zər 

also ˈbəl-

1

: one that bulldozes

2

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

Examples of bulldozer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cal Fire Cal Fire said the fire crews were using 11 engines, seven water tenders, five hand crews, four bulldozers, two helicopters and multiple other aircraft to fight the fire and the agency was seeking additional resources. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 29 June 2026

Firefighters were working on multiple fronts to slow the blaze, including using bulldozers to scrape away brush and trees to starve the fire of fuel. — Ty Oneil, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026

The catastrophies that our heroine averts are awfully small potatoes — a bulldozer running amok, an amusement park ride speeding out of control, some prankish teenagers scheming to turn the girl’s shower into a steambath. — Arthur Knight, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026

The Israeli military said troops fired at four Hezbollah members who were riding a bulldozer and a motorcycle and had entered a security zone and failed to stop despite warning shots. — Munir Ahmed, Fortune, 24 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for bulldozer

• composer
• disposer
• opposer
• proposer
• bowser
• crozer
• dozer
• poser

Kids Definition

bulldozer

noun

bull·​doz·​er ˈbu̇l-ˌdō-zər 

: a piece of earth-moving equipment that rides on tracks and has a broad blade for pushing (as in clearing land of trees)