fiddler
/ˈfɪdələ(ɹ)/
fiddler noun: one who plays the fiddle.
Noun
fiddler (plural fiddlers)
- One who plays the fiddle.
- One who fiddles; a cheat.
- We were the self-controlled, cautious, nifty merchants, decorous fiddlers of accounts, hoarders of wealth, excellent bribers, family and community creatures governed by manners.2005, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, The drama of my life (in The Independent online, http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/features/the-drama-of-my-life-483792.html)
- One who fiddles or tweaks.
- The community of radio amateurs—trespassing fiddlers on the cutting edge of technological possibilities—prefigured the geek community that was to inhabit Silicon Valley 50 years later.2012, Fiorenza Belussi, Udo Hermann Staber, Managing Networks of Creativity, page 92
- 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.
- 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.
- A large species of cicada, Macrotristria angularis, of eastern Australia; cherry nose.
- A coin of little value: a sixpence or a farthing.
- The capstan-house on a steamer.
- Whereupon you shake hands with him […] and make room for him by your side in the "Fiddler," when the pleasant time of night is come, and the stewardess is tucking up the ladies, and putting oranges and other goodies under their pillows, and the menfolk assemble in the capstan house to smoke their...1877, Official Guide and Album of the Cunard Steamship Company, page 95
Proper noun capitalized: Fiddler
Fiddler (plural Fiddlers)
- A surname originating as an occupation.
fiddler meaning in Urdu
fiddler in Urdu
- کمانچہ باز, سارنگی نواز
Synonyms of fiddler
Forms of fiddler
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | fiddlers |
| alternative pronunciation-spelling | fiddlah |
| alternative pronunciation-spelling | fiddluh |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Fiddlers |
Origin of fiddler
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.
From fiddler, an occupational surname for someone who played the fiddle.
Words formed from fiddler
Phrases with fiddler
Questions about fiddler
- What does fiddler mean?
- Fiddler means one who plays the fiddle.
- What is fiddler in Urdu?
- Fiddler in Urdu is کمانچہ باز, سارنگی نواز. See Fiddler meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is fiddler?
- Fiddler can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce fiddler?
- Fiddler is pronounced /ˈfɪdələ(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of fiddler?
- The plural of fiddler is fiddlers.
Words near fiddler in the dictionary
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