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Dozed vs Dozer - What's the difference?

dozed | dozer |

As a verb dozed

is (doze).

As a noun dozer is

one who dozes.

dozed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (doze)

    • doze

    English

    Verb

    (doz)
  • To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap.
    • I didn’t sleep very well, but I think I may have dozed a bit.
  • * L'Estrange
    • If he happened to doze a little, the jolly cobbler waked him.
  • To make dull; to stupefy.
  • * Samuel Pepys
    • I was an hour in casting up about twenty sums, being dozed with much work.
  • * South
    • They left for a long time dozed and benumbed.
  • (slang) To bulldoze.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (countable) a light, short sleep or nap
    • I felt much better after a short doze .

    Synonyms

    * See

    Derived terms

    * dozer * doze off * dozy

    See also

    * catnap * nap * shuteye * sleep * slumber ----

    dozer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who dozes
  • (informal) bulldozer