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fiddler

fiddler

16 4.3
A person who plays the violin often in folk music
  • noun
  • /ˈfɪd.lɚ/
translation icon : violinista
  • I got a photo of him entranced with a fiddler, busking for loose change.

At the same time, you know, there's definitely a, there's a fiddler on the roof.

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Examples

  • A good place to start, though, is fiddler Kenny Sears and his wife, Dawn.

    Blog text (15)
  • Just about the best fiddler in these here parts, he is.

  • And now, kind fiddler, if you please.

  • 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.

  • 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

musician
vsfiddler
644 1.8

A person who plays or writes music for others

is specifically about playing one instrument in folk or traditional style
player
vsfiddler
219 2.2

A person who performs music on an instrument for a living

is usually associated with folk or traditional informal playing rather than paid work
violinist
vsfiddler
41 3.7

A person who plays the violin, often professionally

focuses on folk or traditional style rather than formal performance
instrumentalist
vsfiddler
5 5.3

A person who plays a musical instrument, often as a job

is tied to a single traditional style and specific instrument instead

Antonyms

A person who is not interested in or good at music

Idioms

1 8.9

Face the bad results of your actions after enjoying something

Compounds

kiddy fiddler
  • Offensive
1 9.9

An offensive term for a person who sexually abuses children

7.0

A small crab that lives on coasts and digs burrows, whose males have one large claw they wave

How Skilled

violinist
41 3.7
fiddler
16 4.3

Surface Forms

fiddler singular
fiddlers plural

Morphology

fiddler = fiddle (transparent) = fiddle + er

The meaning is directly compositional: a fiddler is a person who plays a fiddle.

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.