shoveler

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

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.

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Hungarian: lapátoló — one who shovels
• Bulgarian: клокач (klokač) — certain ducks with spoon-like bills
• Bulgarian: лопатар (lopatar) — certain ducks with spoon-like bills
• Czech: lžičák — certain ducks with spoon-like bills
• Dutch: slobeend — certain ducks with spoon-like bills
• German: Löffelente — certain ducks with spoon-like bills
• Hungarian: kanalas réce — certain ducks with spoon-like bills
• Italian: mestolone — certain ducks with spoon-like bills
• Māori: papaunguungu — certain ducks with spoon-like bills
• Māori: pūtaitai — certain ducks with spoon-like bills
• Māori: kuruwhengi — certain ducks with spoon-like bills
• Māori: kuruwhengu — certain ducks with spoon-like bills
• Russian: у́тка-коротконо́ска (útka-korotkonóska) — certain ducks with spoon-like bills
• Spanish: cuchara común — certain ducks with spoon-like bills
• Spanish: pato cucharo — certain ducks with spoon-like bills
• Venetan: fofano — certain ducks with spoon-like bills
• Volapük: spunadök — certain ducks with spoon-like bills