דחפור

Hebrew

דחפור International TD9

Etymology

Blend of דָּחַף (dakháf) +‎ חָפַר (khafár); hence roughly “push-digger”.

Noun

דַּחְפּוֹר • (dakhpór) m (plural indefinite דַּחְפּוֹרִים)

1. A bulldozer: a tractor with an attached blade for pushing earth and debris.
2. (colloquial) any other type of heavy equipment.

Synonyms

• (bulldozer): בּוּלְדוֹזֶר (búldozer)

Further reading

• דחפור on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he