Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Shoveler \Shov"el*er\, n. [Also shoveller.]
   1. One who, or that which, shovels.

   2. (Zo["o]l.) A river duck ({Spatula clypeata}), native of
      Europe and America. It has a large bill, broadest towards
      the tip. The male is handsomely variegated with green,
      blue, brown, black, and white on the body; the head and
      neck are dark green. Called also {broadbill}, {spoonbill},
      {shovelbill}, and {maiden duck}. The Australian shoveler,
      or shovel-nosed duck ({S. rhynchotis}), is a similar
      species.