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shoveler

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shov·el·er also shov·el·ler  (shv-lr, shvlr)
n.
1. One that shovels: a shoveler of snow; a fast shoveler.
2. A widely distributed duck (Anas clypeata) that lives chiefly in marshes and has a long broad bill fringed with bristles, which it uses to strain food from mud and water.

shoveler [ˈʃʌvələ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a duck, Anas (or Spatula) clypeata, of ponds and marshes, having a spoon-shaped bill, a blue patch on each wing, and in the male a green head, white breast, and reddish-brown body
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.shovelershoveler - a worker who shovels; "a shoveler of coal"
worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"
2.shoveler - freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill
duck - small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
Anas, genus Anas - type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks
Translations
shoveler [ˈʃʌvləʳ] N
1. (Orn) → espátula f común, pato m cuchareta
2. (= tool) → paleador m
shoveler
n (Orn) → Löffelente f
shoveler [ˈʃʌvləʳ] n (Zool) → mestolone m
shoveler [ˈʃʌvləʳ] n (Zool) → mestolone m


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One curious thing he had noticed, the very first day, in his profession of shoveler of guts; which was the sharp trick of the floor bosses whenever there chanced to come a "slunk" calf.
 
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