Shoveler

2 definitions found

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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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) 2.0 [wn]:

  shoveler
       n 1: a worker who shovels; "a shoveler of coal" [syn: {shoveller}]
       2: freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad
          flat bill [syn: {shoveller}, {broadbill}, {Anas clypeata}]