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

The plan even included transporting heavy equipment, such as bulldozers, in case buried nuclear material had to be excavated. —Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 9 Mar. 2026

Thirty-seven years ago this week, people in Broward County went to the polls and taxed themselves to protect swampland, trees and mangroves from bulldozers. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026

The Sierra Canyon senior headed to South Carolina is a bulldozer on the court. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026

The district also maintains two bulldozers and staffs one around the clock from June through October and has 18 hand crew personnel deployed throughout the summer fire season. —Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 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)