/shuv"euh leuhr, shuv"leuhr/ , n.
1. a person or thing that shovels.
2. Ornith.
a. a freshwater duck of the Northern Hemisphere, Anas clypeata, having a broad, flat bill.
b. any of several related, similar ducks.
Also, esp. Brit., shoveller .
[ 1400-50; late ME; see SHOVEL, -ER 1 ]