SHOVELLER Meaning of SHOVELLER in English n. (also shoveler) 1. a person or thing that shovels. 2 a duck, Anas clypeata, with a broad shovel-like beak. Etymology: SHOVEL: sense 2 earlier shovelard f. -ARD, perh. after mallard Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012