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

Someone had told him of bulldozers digging mass graves at a Kabul cemetery for those who couldn't be identified. —Fazelminallah Qazizai, NPR, 19 Mar. 2026

The 49ers can afford to pay $33 million in cash this season to a 38-year-old, 12-time blindside protector and run-game bulldozer. —Cam Inman, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026

One of the posts showed a bulldozer tearing a hole in a fence between Gaza and Israel, a move that allowed Hamas fighters to attack; another showed an Israeli-army jeep filled with Palestinian fighters, the soldiers presumably dead or taken captive. —Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026

In the epic final battle, 81 rams the machine with a bulldozer, trapping it against a rock wall. —Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 10 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)