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shoveler

noun

Etymology

From Middle English shoulere, shovellewre, shovelere, schoueler, alteration of earlier schovelerd, schulerde, schevelard (“shovelard”), from schovel (“shovel”), perhaps influenced by malard (“mallard”), on model of Middle Dutch lepelaar (“spoonbill”), with Middle English -ard replacing -aar and later itself replaced by Middle English -er, but not completely certain. Probably at least influenced by the shape of the bill and its feeding behavior.

  1. derived from -er
  2. derived from -ard
  3. inherited from shoulere

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, shovels.

    • The sand was loaded by 3 shovelers into wheelbarrows holding 3.6 cu. ft. each...

  2. Any of four species of dabbling duck, in the genus Anas, with distinctive spatulate bills.

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