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earthmover

[ urth-moo-ver ]
/ ˈɜrθˌmu vər /
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noun
a vehicle, as a bulldozer, for pushing or carrying excavated earth from place to place.
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Origin of earthmover

First recorded in 1940–45; earth + mover

Words nearby earthmover

earthling, earth lodge, earthly, earthman, earth mother, earthmover, earthmoving, earthnut, earthpea, earthperson, earth pillar
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Words related to earthmover

backhoe, excavator, grader

British Dictionary definitions for earthmover

earth mover
noun
a machine, such as a bulldozer, that is used for excavating and moving large quantities of earth
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