fiddler

Everyday

1. A fiddler is a person who plays the fiddle, which is a violin, especially in folk, country or Irish music. tree →
2. A fiddler crab is a small crab where the male has one huge claw that he waves. tree →
3. (UK, informal) A fiddler is someone who cheats a little, for example by changing numbers on forms to get money. tree →

In the lessons

In music lessons and stories it is a folk musician playing at a dance or ceilidh. In nursery rhymes Old King Cole called for his fiddlers three. Phrases: «a folk fiddler», «fiddler crab», «Fiddler on the Roof».

Examples

• The fiddler played a fast Irish jig. tree →
• Old King Cole called for his fiddlers three. tree →
• Everyone danced when the fiddler started playing. tree →
• The fiddler crab waved its giant claw. tree →
• My grandad was a fiddler in a country band. tree →
• A fiddler and a piper played at the wedding. tree →
• (UK, informal) The boss found out he was a fiddler who changed his work hours. tree →
• The street fiddler had a hat for coins. tree →
• The Fiddler got back to the village. tree →

Note

Countable. A fiddle and a violin are the same instrument; «fiddle» is used for folk music. «Fiddle» also means to play with something nervously («stop fiddling with your pen»), but a «fiddler» usually means the musician.