shoveler Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a worker who shovels
    shoveller.
    • a shoveler of coal
  2. noun freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill
    Anas clypeata; broadbill; shoveller.

WordNet

Shov"el*er noun
Etymology
Also shoveller.
Definitions
  1. One who, or that which, shovels.
  2. (Zoöl.) A river duck (Spatula clypeata), native of Europe and America. It has a large bill, broadest towards the tip. The male is handsomely variegated with green, blue, brown, black, and white on the body; the head and neck are dark green. Called also broadbill, spoonbill, shovelbill, and maiden duck. The Australian shoveler, or shovel-nosed duck (S. rhynchotis), is a similar species.

Webster 1913