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shoveler

[ UK /ʃˈʌvəlɐ/ ]
NOUN
  1. freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill
  2. a worker who shovels
    a shoveler of coal

How To Use shoveler In A Sentence

  • When the shovelers come by, they shovel the bread, rats and spoiled meat into the sausage vats.
  • Nestled in the hills of California's San Joaquin Valley, a tranquil pond invites flocks of ruddy ducks, pintails, and shovelers to feed at its shores.
  • During the spring and fall migration periods, extensive use is made of the area by most waterfowl in the mid-Atlantic region, including Canada geese, greenwinged teal, bluewinged teal, gadwall, pintail, wigeon and shoveler. Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve
  • The shovelers and pintails have reached the northern plains and have spread through much of Alaska.
  • One curious thing he had noticed, the very first day, in his profession of shoveler of guts; which was the sharp trick of the floor bosses whenever there chanced to come a "slunk" calf. The Jungle
  • As Bella Vista's shovelers work into the late-afternoon twilight, the faint chiming of church bells wafts over from the nearby town center.
  • We can look forward to the jobs of the future – serf, lawn jockey, manure shoveler, FauxNewsmodel, etc. Matthew Yglesias » Question to Ponder
  • Arctic terns, Mew gulls, scaup, shoveler, buffleheads, baldpates, yellow legs and various passerines were observed.
  • Far less abundant and therefore more highly prized are pintails and shovelers.
  • The short list includes gadwalls, wigeons, mallards, shovelers, mottled ducks and pintails.
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