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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