dozer

1 of 2

noun (1)

doz·​er ˈdō-zər How to pronounce dozer (audio)
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

Examples 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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Noun
Eight engines, four water tenders, five dozers and two hand crews have been working to suppress the fire. Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 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 Firefighters worked through the night Thursday with three night-flying helicopters doing water drops, eight dozers reopening access roads and building contingency lines and 53 engines, eight hand crews and four water tenders were also in action overnight. The Press Democrat, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dozer

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1919, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1710, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dozer was in 1710

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“Dozer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dozer. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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dozer

noun
doz·​er ˈdō-zər How to pronounce dozer (audio)

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