shovelers

Those moving earth

Shovelers are ducks with broad bills.

bird

waterfowl

Swimming birds collectively

beak · feathers · drake · hen · nesting · aquatic · species · habitat · dabbling · foraging

migratory

migration

Movement to new territory

southward · northward · overwinter · breeding · stopover · passage · arctic · long-distance · navigation · transit

workers

digging

Removing earth below

construction · laborers · roadwork · clearing · gravel · dirt · groundskeeping · landscaping · municipal · maintenance

Categories
Opposites
labor method

shovelersmachine operators

Those who control equipment

crane operators · automated systems · robots · earthmovers · forklift operators

work hierarchy

shovelersforemen

Supervisors of work crews

supervisors · overseers · managers · contractors · project managers

physical exertion

shovelersoffice workers

Indoor professional employees

clerks · pencil pushers · paper pushers · white-collar workers

Phrases
Family

shoveler, shoveled

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G