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shover

Syllables: shov·erUK/ˈʃʌvə/US/ˈʃʌvɚ/

shover noun: a person who shoves.

Noun

shover (plural shovers)

  1. A person who shoves.
    Synonyms:
    pusher
  2. (historical) One who utters counterfeit money.
    • One of the gang of shovers arrested with Gurney gave information leading to the arrest of one David Kirkbride.1894, Hiram C. Whitley, In It, page 227
    • Unless someone recognizes the money as counterfeit and calls the police quickly, shovers are hard to locate.1941 October, “Don't Take Any Wooden Nickles”, in Popular Mechanics Magazine, volume 76, number 4, page 162

Proper noun capitalized: Shover

Shover (plural Shovers)

  1. A surname.

Synonyms of shover

Forms of shover

Noun
pluralshovers
Proper noun
pluralShovers

Origin of shover

From shove + -er (“agent suffix”).

Words formed from shover

Words that rhyme with shover

Questions about shover

What does shover mean?
Shover means a person who shoves.
What part of speech is shover?
Shover can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce shover?
Shover is pronounced /ˈʃʌvɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of shover?
The plural of shover is shovers.

Words near shover in the dictionary

  1. shovels up
  2. shovelsful
  3. shovelware
  4. shovelweed
  5. shoven
  6. shover
  7. shovers
  8. shoves
  9. shoves about
  10. shoves around
  11. shoves down

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