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fiddler.

One who plays the fiddle.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfɪdələ(ɹ)//ˈfɪdlə(ɹ)/
  1. One who plays the fiddle.

  2. One who fiddles; a cheat.

  3. One who fiddles or tweaks.

  4. A burrowing crab of the genus Gelasimus, of many species. The male has one claw very much enlarged, and often holds it in a position similar to that in which a musician holds a fiddle.

  5. The common European sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos); so called because it habitually wags its tail up and down resembling the back and forth movement of a fiddler.

  6. A large species of cicada, Macrotristria angularis, of eastern Australia; cherry nose.

  7. A coin of little value: a sixpence or a farthing.

    UK · obsolete · slang
  8. The capstan-house on a steamer.

    slang
Where this word comes from

From Middle English fithelere, from Old English fiþelere, from *fiþele. By surface analysis, fiddl(e) + -er. * (capstan-house): So called because the fiddle would sometimes be played to cheer the sailors working there.

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