fiddler
pronunciation
How to pronounce fiddler in British English:
UK [ˈfɪdlə(r)]
How to pronounce fiddler in American English:
US [ˈfɪdlər]
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- Noun:
- a musician who plays the violin
- someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner
- an unskilled person who tries to fix or mend
Word Origin
- fiddler (n.)
- late 13c., from Old English fiðelere "fiddler" (fem. fiðelestre), agent noun from fiddle (v.). Similar formation in Dutch vedelaar, German Fiedler, Danish fidler. Fiddler's Green "sailor's paradise" first recorded 1825, nautical slang. Fiddler crab is from 1714.
Example
- 1. I 'll hire a fiddler for their wedding !
- 2. Atlantic mangrove fiddler crab , thayer 's fiddler crab .
- 3. Someone picks a fiddler .
- 4. Katherine lift her eyes , and they meet those of the fiddler .
- 5. Gone forever are the fiddler , the mouse , and the little black cat .