shovellers

Those who excavate

Shovellers is the plural of shoveller, a person who shovels—clearing snow, moving dirt, or shifting loose material: The city hired extra shovellers after the blizzard.

A shoveller is also a duck with a broad, flat bill used to filter food from water, more commonly spelled shoveler in American English.

ducks

mallard

Common dabbling waterfowl

tealShade between aqua, cyan
canvasbackNorth American diving waterfowl
pintailDuck with elongated tailfeathers

gadwall · wigeon · redhead · goldeneye · scaup · merganser · ruddy · duckling · waterfowl · dabbling

migration

flyway

Established bird migration path

breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
overwinterSurvive the cold season
stopoverBrief halt mid-journey

passage · seasonal · wetland · marsh · habitat · wintering · nesting · range · flock · arrival

digging

spade

Flat-bladed digging implement

excavateRemove earth systematically
digUnearth by shoveling
trenchLong narrow excavation

earthmover · dredge · trowel · hoe · loader · gravel · snow · coal · dirt · laborer

Opposites

manual vs. mechanical labor

shovellersmachine operators

Those who control equipment

crane operators · automation · robots

active physical laborers vs. sedentary/supervisory roles

shovellersforemen

Supervisors of work crews

supervisors · overseers · office workers · pencil pushers · paper pushers

material movers vs. material depositors

shovellersdumpers

Those who unload materials

pourers · fillers · spreaders · layers

Family

shoveller

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Profile: Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G