fiddler
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- noun
- /ˈfɪd.lɚ/
- I got a photo of him entranced with a fiddler, busking for loose change.
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Watch on YouTubeAt the same time, you know, there's definitely a, there's a fiddler on the roof.
- At the same time, you know, there's definitely a, there's a fiddler on the roof.
- It appeared mysteriously on plantations all over the country when fiddlers played Boil them cabbage down.
- But you'll love this Mayan Fiddler on the Roof, which I didn't.
- My Aunt Anne, who died this month, took me to my first Broadway show, Fiddler on the Roof.
- And he's, he's the best sounds kind of weird, but the best fiddler.
- And there was a scene in Fiddler on the Roof, which.
Examples
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A good place to start, though, is fiddler Kenny Sears and his wife, Dawn.
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Just about the best fiddler in these here parts, he is.
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And now, kind fiddler, if you please.
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One day, a man came into camp asking for a fiddler and was sent to Stobrod.
Fiction book (1997) -
The first fiddler kicked up her foot to signal that she was approaching the end of the tune.
Fiction book (1998) -
As we left the terrace, an accordion player and a fiddler were tuning their instruments.
Fiction book (1999) -
The group consists of a fiddler, a cornet player, a fifer, and the fourth has an upright piano.
Fiction book (1994) -
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome a man who has long been considered the most sought-after and accomplished fiddler in Nashville, Mark O'Connor.
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For music, they've got a fiddler and five or six earnest teens playing spoons.
Fiction book (1995) -
The fiddler played a beautiful tune that filled the entire hall.
Synonyms
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A person who plays or writes music for others
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A person who performs music on an instrument for a living
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A person who plays the violin, often professionally
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A person who plays a musical instrument, often as a job
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- US
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A small crab that lives on coasts and digs burrows, whose males have one large claw they wave
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Etymology
Fiddler A fiddler originally means someone who plays the fiddle, a small violin often used in folk and traditional music for lively tunes. That's why a fiddler is a violin player in folk bands or at dances.