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BULLDOZER
bulldozer, dozer
(noun) large powerful tractor; a large blade in front flattens areas of ground
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bulldozer (plural bulldozers)
A tractor with an attached blade for pushing earth and building debris for coarse preliminary surface grading, demolishing building structures, etc.
One who bulldozes.
(historical, chiefly, in the plural) A member of a self-identified group of white US Southerners who colluded to influence outcomes of post-Reconstruction elections by intimidating, coercing and bullying black voters and legislators, including burning down houses and churches, flogging and murdering opponents.
(by extension) A bully; an overbearing individual.
Synonyms
• (member of intimidating white US Southerners): regulator
• blade (slang)
Verb
bulldozer (third-person singular simple present bulldozers, present participle bulldozering, simple past and past participle bulldozered)
To bulldoze (push through forcefully).
Source: Wiktionary
Bull"do`zer, n.
Definition: One who bulldozes. [Slang]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ELOQUENCE
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