bulldozer

[ bool-doh-zer ]

noun

1. a large, powerful tractor having a vertical blade at the front end for moving earth, tree stumps, rocks, etc.
2. a person who intimidates or coerces.

bulldozer

/ ˈbʊlˌdəʊzə /

noun

1. a powerful tractor fitted with caterpillar tracks and a blade at the front, used for moving earth, rocks, etc
2. informal.
   a person who bulldozes

Word History and Origins

Origin of bulldozer¹

1875–80, Americanism; 1925–30 in the sense “tractor”; origin uncertain. See bulldoze ( def )

Example Sentences

Alongside some familiar names on the list, such as Hot Wheels cars and a Paw Patrol bulldozer, there are toys clearly aimed at a range of age groups.

From BBC

The CCN also warned that communities could face a developer "free for all" involving speculative housebuilding in unsuitable places, risking driving "a bulldozer through locally-led planning decisions".

From BBC

Footage of the incident, filmed in the northern town of Qabatiya, near Jenin, then appears to show an Israeli military bulldozer picking up and removing the bodies.

From BBC

Fighting continued in the town and when it had subsided, he then said he saw Israeli troops go up to the roof and drop the bodies down over the side, where they were then loaded onto a bulldozer.

From BBC

So can human interventions such as using a bulldozer to scrape the vegetation off a swath of land to deprive the fire of fuel it could use to grow.

From Los Angeles Times