fiddler
Pronunciation: /ˈfɪdələ(ɹ)/
The English word “fiddler” has 8 meanings listed here.
noun
- One who plays the fiddle.
- One who fiddles; a cheat.
- One who fiddles or tweaks.
- 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.
Etymology
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.
Keep exploring: in the interactive dictionary every word of a definition is a link. Open “fiddler” there
More English words
- fiddleleaf
- fiddlemaker
- fiddlemaking
- fiddleneck
- fiddler crab
- Fiddler's Ferry
- Fiddler's Green
- fiddler's money
About this dictionary
The English dictionary on Glottosphere has 650,529 entries with a page. Browse the English dictionary.
Definitions are from Wiktionary, extracted by Kaikki.org, and are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.