FIDDLER

tinkerer, fiddler

(noun) an unskilled person who tries to fix or mend

twiddler, fiddler

(noun) someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner

violinist, fiddler

(noun) a musician who plays the violin

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Proper noun

Fiddler (plural Fiddlers)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fiddler is the 25187^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 984 individuals. Fiddler is most common among White (78.86%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Friddle

Etymology

Noun

fiddler (plural fiddlers)

One who plays the fiddle.

One who fiddles.

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 continually oscillates its body.

Synonyms

• fiddlist, fiddleist (dated)

Anagrams

• Friddle

Source: Wiktionary

Fid"dler, n. Etym: [AS. fi.]

1. One who plays on a fiddle or violin.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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, hence the name; -- called also calling crab, soldier crab, and fighting crab.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The common European sandpiper (Tringoides hypoleucus); -- so called because it continually oscillates its body. Fiddler crab. (Zoöl.) See Fiddler, n., 2.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition