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shuffler

Scaup \Scaup\ (sk[add]p), n. [See Scalp a bed of oysters or mussels.]

  1. A bed or stratum of shellfish; scalp. [Scot.]

  2. (Zo["o]l.) A scaup duck. See below.

    Scaup duck (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of northern ducks of the genus Aythya, or Fuligula. The adult males are, in large part, black. The three North American species are: the greater scaup duck ( Aythya marila, var. nearctica), called also broadbill, bluebill, blackhead, flock duck, flocking fowl, and raft duck; the lesser scaup duck ( A. affinis), called also little bluebill, river broadbill, and shuffler; the tufted, or ring-necked, scaup duck ( A. collaris), called also black jack, ringneck, ringbill, ringbill shuffler, etc. See Illust. of Ring-necked duck, under Ring-necked. The common European scaup, or mussel, duck ( A. marila), closely resembles the American variety.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
shuffler

"shifty person," 1620s, agent noun from shuffle (v.).

Wiktionary
shuffler

n. 1 A person who shuffles. 2 Any of the three common American scaup ducks. 3 (cx dated English) A trickster.

WordNet
shuffler
  1. n. the card player who shuffles the cards

  2. someone who walks without raising the feet

Wikipedia
Shuffler

Shuffler are a English funk band formed in 2011 with a debut concert at the Jazz Café. The collective released their self-titled debut studio album, Shuffler in 2013. The band is made up of Daniel Pearce on lead vocals and purcussions, Paul Turner on bass, Rob Harris on guitar and Derrick McKenzie on drums. It has following in both United Kingdom and Europe.

The members of the band that play original materials as well as stylized covers have had great musicianship experience.

Daniel Pearce was in Popstars: The Rivals in 2002 and part of the boy band that resulted from the show called One True Voice. In 2009, he auditioned for the 2009 series of The X Factor, but failed to progress as far as the live finals. After The X Factor, he collaborated with British rapper Dizzee Rascal as backing vocals and was featured in the hit " Dirtee Disco".

The other three have known each other through their work in the British funk and acid jazz band Jamiroquai. Paul Turner was a bassist with them before joining Shuffler. He was also involved in the eclectic progressive rock trio The Dark Sinatras. Derrick McKenzie and Rob Harris were drummer and guitarist in Jamoroquai. Harris is also a songwriter and record producer. During 2007–08, he co-wrote and co-produced the debut studio album, Stitch Me Up for Universal Music Group artist Julian Perretta with success in France and Germany.

Usage examples of "shuffler".

Lando reached over to a small box an electronic shuffler that randomly mixed the cards and pulled gut two.

Lando showed Zak how to operate the small electronic shuffler by inserting the seventy-two cards and squeezing the grip.

Lando made it look easy, but when tried it, he found out that the electronic shuffler more complicated than it seemed.

He felt the square shape of the sabacc card shuffler and pulled it out.

Wake up the paper shuffler at the local Patrol office and get him moving.

I did want to let you know--to have the delight of not being a liar and a shuffler for once.

Two new waitresses, and a new shabby shuffler to help Fredo in the kitchen, and we were ready to cope with Manhattan.

They left together, an experienced shuffler and a fairly capable beginner.

When Christ at a symbolic moment was establishing His great society, He chose for its comer-stone neither the brilliant Paul nor the mystic John, but a shuffler, a snob a coward--in a word, a man.

Urged out from the line of shufflers and idlers, watchers, pavement men, a big blond screamer flailed at the kerb, denouncing all traffic.

Above them were hundreds of inspectors and supervisors who checked on the paper shufflers and those who filled and filed the papers.

I want you to go now and take care of the necessary paperwork to keep the paper shufflers happy.

Above them were hundreds of inspectors and supervisors who checked on the paper shufflers and those who filled and filed the papers.

I want you to go now and take care of the necessary paperwork to keep the paper shufflers happy.

Most people are not good shufflers, so shuffle the deck at least ten times, and try to use a deck that has been played with instead of a fresh deck out of the box.