fiddler
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- noun
- /ˈfɪd.lɚ/
:
persona que juguetea con objetos
- During the meeting, she was a constant fiddler, playing with her jewelry as she listened.
I'm a fidgeter, I'm a a leg jostler, I'm a pacer, I'm a picker, and I'm a futzer and a fiddler.
- I'm a fidgeter, I'm a a leg jostler, I'm a pacer, I'm a picker, and I'm a futzer and a fiddler.
Examples
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Whenever he is anxious, he becomes a fiddler, twisting and turning his pen in his hands.
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Jimmy Saville may or may not be a kiddie fiddler.
Blog text (31) -
The fiddler will get his money no matter who is in charge or what you call "money."
Blog text (24) -
You know, the other fiddler.
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It always seemed to be playing something from Fiddler on the Roof.
Fiction book (1992) -
He is known as a fiddler because he can't keep his fingers still, always fiddling with the papers on his desk.
Synonyms
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A person, often a child, who cannot sit still and keeps moving
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A person who cannot sit still because they feel nervous or bored
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A person who cannot sit still and keeps wriggling
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A thing that moves something quickly to loosen or mix it
A person who moves their fingers or small objects without thinking
A person, often a child, who cannot sit still and moves a lot
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Idioms
Compounds
- US
A small crab that lives on coasts and digs burrows, whose males have one large claw they wave
How Fidgety
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fiddler The word fiddler comes from the verb fiddle, which means 'to touch or play with' small objects using quick little movements. So a fiddler can be someone who nervously plays with a pen or a necklace.