From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Shoveler \Shov"el*er\, n. [Also shoveller.]
1. One who, or that which, shovels.
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2. (Zool.) A river duck ({Spatula clypeata}), native of
Europe and America. It has a large bill, broadest towards
the tip. The male is handsomely variegated with green,
blue, brown, black, and white on the body; the head and
neck are dark green. Called also {broadbill}, {spoonbill},
{shovelbill}, and {maiden duck}. The Australian shoveler,
or shovel-nosed duck ({Spatula rhynchotis}), is a similar
species.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shoveler
n 1: a worker who shovels; "a shoveler of coal" [syn:
{shoveler}, {shoveller}]
2: freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad
flat bill [syn: {shoveler}, {shoveller}, {broadbill}, {Anas
clypeata}]
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