shov·el·er also shov·el·ler (sh v  -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
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| Noun | 1. |  shoveler - 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 billduck - 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 |
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