dozer

1 of 2

noun (1)

doz·​er ˈdō-zər 

plural dozers

: a tractor-driven machine usually having a broad horizontal blade for moving earth : bulldozer sense 2

The sound of dozers droned in the distance.

—Margo Sorenson

… at times he was assigned to walk beside bulldozers and help guide them. Five people worked each dozer, he told me—the operator up in his cab, a person at either end of the blade, and two others at the sides.

—John McPhee

dozer

2 of 2

noun (2)

plural dozers

: someone who dozes

One of parenting life's little ironies is that babies sleep even less well when they're over-tired. By all means, limit naps if you've a diehard day-time dozer on your hands, but always … make sure that you're not denying him the day-time sleep he really needs.

—Helen Brown

The readers read, the dozers dozed, the workaholic mother-to-be breathed hard over her keyboard.

—Lindsley Cameron

Synonyms

Noun (1)

• sleeper

Examples of dozer in a Sentence

Noun (1)

the driver had to make an abrupt stop that wakened the dozers on the bus

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The firefighting efforts involved four engines, two dozers and two hand crews. —Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025

Fire officials have requested additional resources such as fire engines, dozers and an aircraft. —Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025

The agency added that fire activity had been moderate overnight as five night-flying helicopters supported fire engines, dozers, and hand crews on the ground. —Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1919, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1710, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dozer

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

Kids Definition

dozer

noun

doz·​er ˈdō-zər 

: bulldozer