fiddler

[ fid-ler ]

noun
  1. a person who plays a fiddle.

  2. a person who dawdles or trifles.

Origin of fiddler

1
before 1100; Middle English, Old English fithelere; cognate with Dutch vedelaar,German Fiedler.See fiddle, -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for fiddler

fiddler

/ (ˈfɪdlə) /


noun
  1. a person who plays the fiddle, esp in folk music

  1. a person who wastes time or acts aimlessly

  2. informal a cheat or petty rogue

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