Synonyms

earthmover

American

[urth-moo-ver] / ˈɜrθˌmu vər /

noun

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

Etymology

Origin of earthmover

First recorded in 1940–45; earth + mover

Example Sentences

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When he bought Raymath in 2019, this maker of food-grade machines, earthmover parts, data-center server cabinets and more was nearly four decades old and had almost no automation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

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 • Jul. 26, 2023

He just wants to be back on his earthmover.

From The Guardian • Dec. 8, 2020

One day the road to Barker Ranch was blocked by rocks moved by a large earthmover.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2019

It climbed the Titan’s arm, made itself at home on his shoulder, and closed its eyes, purring like an earthmover.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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