shoveler
noun
a person or thing that shovels.
Example Sentences
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The field-cornet himself handled one of the spades, Hendrik the other, while Swartboy acted as shoveller, and filled the baskets as fast as Hans and Totty, assisted by Trüey and little Jan, could empty them.
From The Bush Boys History and Adventures of a Cape Farmer and his Family by Mayne Reid
There is enough work to give constant employment to a cradler and a shoveller.
From Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining by John S. (John Shertzer) Hittell
The shoveller ducks are there, too fishing up with broad, flat beaks little crabs and such creatures as are in the mud, straining out mud and water, but swallowing the rest.
From Stories of California by Ella M. Sexton
Billy," said Captain Joe to the shoveller, "go down to the edge of the stone pile and holler to the sloop to cast off and make for home.
From The Veiled Lady and Other Men and Women by Francis Hopkinson Smith
A shoveller was hurt when the gravel slipped a few minutes ago.
From The Daughter of a Magnate by Frank H. (Frank Hamilton) Spearman
