shoveler
noun
shov·el·er
ˈshə-və-lər 
ˈshəv-lər
variants
or shoveller
1
: one that shovels
2
: any of several freshwater ducks (genus Anas) that have a large very broad bill and feed by dabbling
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Americans, often from San Diego, began to arrive, often to shoot teals and shovelers, gadwalls and mallards during hunting season.
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Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Creators are the coal shovelers who have allowed YouTube to move so far so fast, except the railroads used to pay their boilermen a wage.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Too much snow, not enough shovelers.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 2 Dec. 2025
Many of these tips come from seasoned shovelers who reported their hacks on social media site Reddit.
6 ways to make snow shoveling safer
Shovel in intervals rather than all at once.
—Rebecca Powell, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Creators are the coal shovelers who have allowed YouTube to move so far so fast, except the railroads used to pay their boilermen a wage.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
Too much snow, not enough shovelers.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 2 Dec. 2025
Many of these tips come from seasoned shovelers who reported their hacks on social media site Reddit.
6 ways to make snow shoveling safer
Shovel in intervals rather than all at once.
—Rebecca Powell, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for shoveler
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“Shoveler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoveler. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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shoveler
noun
shov·el·er
variants
or shoveller
1
: one that shovels
2
: any of several freshwater ducks having a large and very broad bill
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