bulldozer

[ boo l-doh-zer ]

/ ˈbʊlˌdoʊ zər /

a large, powerful tractor having a vertical blade at the front end for moving earth, tree stumps, rocks, etc.

a person who intimidates or coerces.

Origin of bulldozer

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

Soldiers, settlers, and bulldozer drivers have also mercilessly targeted civilians.

Somewhere Over the Separation Barrier |Maysoon Zayid |December 18, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Ameira still had to pay 25,000 shekels ($7,000) to hire a bulldozer and trucks to transport the rubble….

The Banality of Occupation |Yousef Munayyer |August 20, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
On the bucket of a bulldozer that had been previously used to uproot the trees in Gezi Park it says, “ I am Free!”

Smiling Under a Cloud of Tear Gas: Elif Shafak on Istanbul’s Streets |Elif Shafak |June 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
May I recommend the one featuring a picture of the dome from The Dome of the Rock being demolished by a Caterpillar bulldozer?

What Hawking and Jerusalem Day Have in Common |Maysoon Zayid |May 13, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

Conflicting accounts have her either falling back and getting sucked under the bulldozer or being hit head one.

Israeli Court Rules Corrie Death Accidental |Dan Ephron |August 28, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Dakug swildu ang makamaung muupirit ug buldúsir, One who knows how to operate a bulldozer is highly paid.

A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan |John U. Wolff
One specimen was unearthed from the bank of a small muddy stream by a bulldozer.

Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala |William E. Duellman
Even the section their ship stood on was part of the crater, he saw, with an Earth bulldozer working on it.

Victory |Lester del Rey
Prosaically, a bulldozer lowered its wide blade some fifty yards from the ship.

Space Tug |Murray Leinster
The specimen was uncovered by a bulldozer at a depth of about one foot below the surface.

Some Reptiles and Amphibians from Korea |Robert G Webb

bulldozer

/ (ˈbʊlˌdəʊzə) /

a powerful tractor fitted with caterpillar tracks and a blade at the front, used for moving earth, rocks, etc

informal a person who bulldozes