English Explanatory Dictionary

shovelbum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A professional excavator on cultural resource management projects, who has done extensive field work.
verb
  1. To excavate, to do archaeology digs.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-shovelbum.wav

Word forms

shovelbum shovelbums shovelbumming shovelbummed

Etymology

From shovel + bum.

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