Meaning & use

Dozer

noun·Everyday

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A bulldozer, a heavy tracked vehicle with a broad blade used for pushing earth, sand, or debris.

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A dozer cleared the site before construction began.

The crew brought in an extra dozer to level the road.

A note on using this word

Shortened informally from 'bulldozer'; it can also, less commonly, mean a person who dozes off.

Words with a similar meaning

bulldozer

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Another way to use it

2. noun

A person who is dozing or prone to napping.

The old dozer nodded off in his armchair again.

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