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
• slumberer

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 update said 1,974 firefighters were working to put out the fire—with 223 fire engines, 12 water tenders, 12 dozers and 37 hand crews involved in fighting the flames. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024

The contract with Fortescue—XCMG’s largest order outside of China for mining equipment—covers battery electric wheel loaders, wheel dozers, water carts, float prime movers and graders. —Ian Sayson, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024

Crews have constructed indirect containment lines using dozers and hand crews, according to a Saturday update from Cal Fire, including in Decker Canyon, where already existing lines were reinforced by this work. —Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 15 Sep. 2024

Several engines, dozers, hand crews and water tenders and 89 personnel were also assigned to the fire. —Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1919, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1710, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

dozer

noun

doz·​er ˈdō-zər 

: bulldozer