shovelbum

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noun

A professional excavator on cultural resource management projects, who has done extensive field work.

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Meanings

nounshovelbum (plural shovelbums)

plural shovelbums

  1. UShumorousarchaeologyA professional excavator on cultural resource management projects, who has done extensive field work.
verbshovelbum (third-person singular simple present shovelbums, present participle shovelbumming, simple past and past participle shovelbummed)

present singular third person shovelbums · participle present shovelbumming · participle past shovelbummed · past shovelbummed

  1. UShumorousarchaeologyTo excavate, to do archaeology digs.

Origin

From shovel + bum.

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APA

shovelbum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shovelbum

MLA

“shovelbum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shovelbum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shovelbum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shovelbum.

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