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
Fiddler (plural Fiddlers)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fiddler is the 25187th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 984 individuals. Fiddler is most common among White (78.86%) individuals.
• Friddle
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.
• fiddlist, fiddleist (dated)
• 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
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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