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Synonyms

earthmover

American  
[urth-moo-ver] / ˈɜrθˌmu vər /

noun

  1. 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


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In the hush of his office, John Francis Seymour is working what he calls “the levers of power” like a 53-year-old kid running an imaginary earthmover.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

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

He bought a John Deere tractor, an earthmover and a portable water-storage tank.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 8, 2020

The powerful soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek gets a rich singing and acting showcase as the adulterous Katerina Ismailova in Graham Vick’s lurid production, jammed with bodies, cranes, gantries, an earthmover and an automobile.

From New York Times ● Nov. 6, 2014

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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