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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Birders will wear out their binoculars scanning for the dozens of species found at the park including meadowlark, summer tanager, northern shoveler and wood duck.
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Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
Photo of the day: Snow shovelers volunteer at Highmark Stadium
Snow shovelers returned to Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, on Saturday to help clear snow ahead of a playoff game between the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
—USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
The team relied on shovelers to help dig out snow before Monday’s playoff victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
—Ali Gostanian, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2024
The team relied on shovelers to help dig out before Monday’s playoff victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2024
Volunteers worked overnight, and as of Monday morning, the franchise was still calling for shovelers to help prepare the stadium for the game.
—Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
As the first shift of volunteers trudged back to their cars, a fresh wave of eager shovelers filed in past them.
—Jalen Wright, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2024
Whereas black-bellies are primarily grazers, the fulvous whistling ducks often filter feed—similar to northern shovelers—by using their sensitive bills as strainers in their quest for small seeds.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 10 Jan. 2024
Constitution Gardens draws more birds and thus more birders, there to see such species as northern shovelers, gadwalls and grebes.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
Photo of the day: Snow shovelers volunteer at Highmark Stadium
Snow shovelers returned to Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, on Saturday to help clear snow ahead of a playoff game between the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
—USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
The team relied on shovelers to help dig out snow before Monday’s playoff victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
—Ali Gostanian, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2024
The team relied on shovelers to help dig out before Monday’s playoff victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2024
Volunteers worked overnight, and as of Monday morning, the franchise was still calling for shovelers to help prepare the stadium for the game.
—Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
As the first shift of volunteers trudged back to their cars, a fresh wave of eager shovelers filed in past them.
—Jalen Wright, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2024
Whereas black-bellies are primarily grazers, the fulvous whistling ducks often filter feed—similar to northern shovelers—by using their sensitive bills as strainers in their quest for small seeds.
—M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 10 Jan. 2024
Constitution Gardens draws more birds and thus more birders, there to see such species as northern shovelers, gadwalls and grebes.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
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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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