shoveler
One who, or that which, shovelsOne who, or that which, shovels.
» I have not yet seen a Northern Shoveler duck.
Meaning
2 sensesOne who, or that which, shovels.
a worker who shovels
Any of four species of dabbling duck, in the genus Anas, with distinctive spatulate bills.
Löffelente
у́тка-коротконо́скаútka-korotkonóska
Examples
1 sentencesI have not yet seen a Northern Shoveler duck.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English schoveler, equivalent to shovel + -er. From Middle English shoulere,From Middle English schoveler, equivalent to shovel + -er.
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.
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Forms
plural: shovelersSynonyms
3 synonyms- freshwater duck of the Northern Hemisphere having a broad flat bill:shovellerbroadbillAnas clypeata
- a worker who shovels:shoveller