- shoveler
- or shoveller noun Date: 15th century 1. one that shovels 2. any of several freshwater ducks (genus Anas) that have a large very broad bill and feed by dabbling
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Shoveler — Shov el*er, n. [Also shoveller.] 1. One who, or that which, shovels. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A river duck ({Spatula clypeata}), native of Europe and America. It has a large bill, broadest towards the tip. The male is handsomely variegated… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shoveler — or shoveller [shuv′əl ər, shuv′lər] n. 1. a person or thing that shovels 2. a freshwater duck (Anas clypeata) with a very long, broad, flattened bill, living in the Northern Hemisphere mainly in marshes: also called northern shoveler … English World dictionary
shoveler — (Amer.) n. one who shovels, one who digs or moves material with a shovel; freshwater duck with a long broad bill that lives in the northern hemisphere, broadbill … English contemporary dictionary
shoveler — /shuv euh leuhr, shuv leuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that shovels. 2. Ornith. a. a freshwater duck of the Northern Hemisphere, Anas clypeata, having a broad, flat bill. b. any of several related, similar ducks. Also, esp. Brit., shoveller. [1400 … Universalium
Shoveler — Taxobox name = Shoveler image width = 250px image caption = Red Shoveler regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Anseriformes familia = Anatidae genus = Anas genus authority = Linnaeus, 1758 probable genus = Spatula The… … Wikipedia
shoveler — /ˈʃʌvələ / (say shuvuhluh) noun 1. Also, shoveller. a nomadic, freshwater duck, Anas rhynchotis, of Australia and New Zealand, having a heavy, dark, spatulate bill; Australian shoveler; Australasian shoveler. 2. Also, shoveller. a common and… …
shoveler — noun 1. a worker who shovels a shoveler of coal • Syn: ↑shoveller • Derivationally related forms: ↑shovel • Hypernyms: ↑worker 2. freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill … Useful english dictionary
shoveler — noun a) One who, or that which, shovels. The sand was loaded by 3 shovelers into wheelbarrows holding 3.6 cu. ft. each... b) Any of four species of dabbling duck, in the genus Anas, with distinctive spatulate bills … Wiktionary
shoveler — a dabbling duck with a long broad bill. → shoveller … English new terms dictionary
shoveler — shov·el·er … English syllables
