fiddler

fid·dle  (fdl)

n.

1.

a. A violin.

b. A member of the violin family.

2. Nautical A guardrail used on a table during rough weather to prevent things from slipping off.

3. Informal Nonsensical, trifling matters: "There are things that are important/beyond all this fiddle" (Marianne Moore).

4. The act or an instance of cheating or swindling; a fraud.

v. fid·dled, fid·dling, fid·dles

v.intr.

1. To play a violin.

2.

a. To move one's fingers or hands in a nervous fashion.

b. To occupy oneself in an aimless or desultory way: liked to fiddle with all the knobs and dials.

c. To meddle or tamper: a reporter who fiddled with the facts.

3. To commit a fraud, especially to steal from one's employer.

v.tr.

1. To play (a tune) on a violin.

2. To cheat or swindle.

3. To alter or falsify (accounts, for example) for dishonest gain.

Phrasal Verb:

fiddle away

To waste or squander: fiddled away the morning with unnecessary tasks.

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[Middle English fidle, from Old English fithele.]

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fiddler n.

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fiddler [ˈfɪdlə]

n

1. (Music, other) a person who plays the fiddle, esp in folk music

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) See fiddler crab

3. a person who wastes time or acts aimlessly

4. Informal a cheat or petty rogue

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fiddler - a musician who plays the violin       violinist instrumentalist, musician, player - someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
	2.	fiddler - someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner twiddler manipulator - a person who handles things manually
	3.	fiddler - an unskilled person who tries to fix or mend tinkerer unskilled person - a person who lacks technical training

Translations

fiddler [ˈfɪdləʳ] N

1. (Mus) → violinista mf

2. (esp Brit) (= cheat) → tramposo/a m/f

fiddler

n

(Mus inf) → Geiger(in) m(f)

(inf: = cheat) → Schwindler(in) m(f), → Betrüger(in) m(f)

fiddler [ˈfɪdləʳ] n

a. (Mus) → violinista m/f

b. (fam) (cheat) → imbroglione/a

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fiddler [ˈfɪdləʳ] n

a. (Mus) → violinista m/f

b. (fam) (cheat) → imbroglione/a