shoveller

Definition of Shoveller in English :

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Noun

1. shoveler, shoveller

a worker who shovels

Example Sentences:
'a shoveler of coal'

shoveler

2. anas clypeata, broadbill, shoveler, shoveller

freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Shoveller

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noun

1.

an instrument for lifting or scooping loose material, such as earth, coal, etc, consisting of a curved blade or a scoop attached to a handle

2.

any machine or part resembling a shovel in action

3. Also called: shovelful

the amount that can be contained in a shovel

4. short for shovel hat

verb -els, -elling, -elled or US -els, -eling or -eled

5.

to lift (earth, etc) with a shovel

6. (transitive)

to clear or dig (a path) with or as if with a shovel

7. (transitive)

to gather, load, or unload in a hurried or careless way

he shovelled the food into his mouth and rushed away

Shoveller

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noun

1.

a.

a tool with a broad, deep scoop or blade and a long handle: used in lifting and moving loose material, as earth, snow, gravel, etc.

b.

any machine equipped with a shovel-like device

a steam shovel

2.

shovelful

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈshoveled or ˈshovelled, ˈshoveling or ˈshovelling

3.

to lift and move with a shovel

4.

to clean or dig out (a path, etc.) with a shovel

5.

to put or throw, in large quantities

to shovel food into one's mouth

verb intransitive

6.

to use a shovel

Shoveller

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n.

Variant of shoveler.

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