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shoveler.

One who, or that which, shovels.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. One who, or that which, shovels.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English schoveler, equivalent to shovel + -er.

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

Where this word comes from

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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