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
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
John McPhee
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
Helen BrownThe readers read, the dozers dozed, the workaholic mother-to-be breathed hard over her keyboard.—Lindsley Cameron
Lindsley CameronExamples of dozer in a Sentence
Noun (1)
the driver had to make an abrupt stop that wakened the dozers on the bus
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Officials said that more than 4,000 personnel had been involved in firefighting efforts, along with 319 engines, 91 hand crews, 148 dozers, and 53 water tenders.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Firefighting efforts include 15 engines, 16 water tenders, four helicopters, four dozers and five hand crews.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Crews on the fire included four fire engines, two dozers, a water tender and one overhead resource.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 1 Aug. 2025
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The cause is, however, still being investigated. 372 engines, 100 water tenders, 30 helicopters, 154 dozers and 119 hand crews are working to suppress the fire.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Officials said that more than 4,000 personnel had been involved in firefighting efforts, along with 319 engines, 91 hand crews, 148 dozers, and 53 water tenders.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Firefighting efforts include 15 engines, 16 water tenders, four helicopters, four dozers and five hand crews.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Crews on the fire included four fire engines, two dozers, a water tender and one overhead resource.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Dozer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dozer. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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