Etymology

shoveler

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Today it means: One who, or that which, shovels. Full definition →

Middle English schoveler
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shoveler · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromschoveler
  2. English todayshoveler

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

shoveler · noun2

  1. Middle English · derived from-er
  2. Middle English · derived from-ard
  3. Middle English · inherited fromshoulere
  4. English todayshoveler

From Middle English shoulere, shovellewre, shovelere, schoueler, alteration of earlier schovelerd, schulerde, schevelard (“shovelard”), from schovel (“shovel”), perhaps influenced by malard (“mallard”), on model of Middle Dutch lepelaar (“spoonbill”), with Middle English -ard replacing -aar and later itself replaced by Middle English -er, but not completely certain. Probably at least influenced by the shape of the bill and its feeding behavior.

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