fiddler

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Synonyms: fiddle, tiddler, middler, diddler, piddler, fiddled, riddler, fiedler, fiddles, fuddler, fidler

Antonyms: fiddle, tiddler, middler, diddler, piddler, fiddled, riddler, fiedler, fiddles, fuddler, fidler

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Noun

1. One who plays the [[fiddle]].
2. One who [[fiddle]]s; a [[cheat]].
3. One who fiddles or tweaks.
4. A [[burrow]]ing [[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.
5. The common [[European]] [[sandpiper]] ({{taxfmt|Actitis hypoleucos|species}}); so called because it habitually wags its tail up and down resembling the back and forth movement of a fiddler.
6. A large species of [[cicada]], {{taxlink|Macrotristria angularis|species}}, of eastern Australia; [[cherry nose]].
7. {{lb|en|UK|slang|obsolete}} A coin of little value: a [[sixpence]] or a [[farthing]].
8. {{lb|en|nautical|slang}} The [[capstan]]-[[house]] on a [[steamer]].

Proper noun

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