Meaning & use
Shoveller
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A duck with a distinctive broad, spoon-shaped bill (British spelling of shoveler); also, a person or tool that shovels.
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A pair of shovellers swept their bills side to side, filtering food from the pond's surface.
The road crew's shovellers cleared the intersection before the morning rush.
A note on using this word
British English spelling with a double 'l'; the duck is named for its unusually large, flattened bill used to strain food from water.
Words with a similar meaning
shoveler
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2. noun
a person who shovels, especially as an occupation
The shovellers worked in shifts to clear the tracks of snow.
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