shoveler

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Alex heard another of the shovelers remark angrily. — The Young Railroaders: Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity, Francis Lovell Coombs
One curious thing he had noticed, the very first day, in his profession of shoveler of guts; which was the sharp trick of the floor bosses whenever there chanced to come a “slunk” calf. — The Jungle, Upton Sinclair
Towards the end of the summer, the poultry-yard was possessed of a couple of fine bustards, which belonged to the houbara species, characterized by a sort of feathery mantle; a dozen shovelers, whose upper mandible was prolonged on each side by a membraneous appendage; and also some magnificent cocks, similar to the Mozambique cocks, the comb, caruncle, and epidermis being black. — The Mysterious Island, Jules Verne

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