shoveler

/ˈʃʌv(ə)lər/
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Other forms: shovelers

Definitions of shoveler
  1. noun
    a worker who shovels
    “a shoveler of coal”
    synonyms: shoveller
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    type of:
    worker
    a person who works at a specific occupation
  2. noun
    freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill
    synonyms: Anas clypeata, broadbill, shoveller
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    type of:
    duck
    small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
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