earthmover

[ urth-moo-ver ]

noun

1. a vehicle, as a bulldozer, for pushing or carrying excavated earth from place to place.

Word History and Origins

Origin of earthmover¹

First recorded in 1940–45; earth + mover

Example Sentences

Several Indigenous leaders and activists watched as a single earthmover tore into the top of Iron Gate Dam, starting a pivotal phase in the largest dam removal project in U.S. history.

From Los Angeles Times

The Hamas gunmen rammed through the kibbutz's fence, possibly using an earthmover, clearing the way for dozens of other gunmen to enter through the breach, she said.

From Reuters

With the rain from Tropical Storm Hilary making the roads inaccessible, Cathedral City firefighters use an earthmover to rescue residents of a senior living facility.

From Los Angeles Times

After Parsifal destroys the garden, the third act is set in a lonely desert encampment, alongside a machine on the blurry line between war and industry: maybe an earthmover, maybe a tank.

From New York Times

At least a dozen underage migrant workers have been killed on the job since 2017, including a 16-year-old who fell from an earthmover he was driving in Georgia.

From New York Times