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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shoveler

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
shov-el-er
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who, or that which, shovels.

noun

Any of four species of dabbling duck, in the genus Anas, with distinctive spatulate bills.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English schoveler, equivalent to shovel + -er.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: schoveler, shoulere, -ard, -er

Inflected Forms

shovelers (plural) shoveller (alternative)

Phrases

Australasian shoveler Cape shoveler northern shoveler red shoveler

Synonyms

shoveller broadbill anas clypeata spatula clypeata

Questions

What does shoveler mean?
One who, or that which, shovels.
Where does shoveler come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce shoveler

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