fiddler
/ˈfɪdələ(ɹ)/ noun C1- One who plays the fiddle.
- One who fiddles; a cheat.
- One who fiddles or tweaks.
- 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 habitually wags its tail up and down resembling the back and forth movement of a fiddler.
- A large species of cicada, Macrotristria angularis, of eastern Australia; cherry nose.
- The capstan-house on a steamer.
Plural fiddlers
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Five little fiddlers played as loudly as possible, and the people were laughing and singing, while a big table near by was loaded with delicious fruits and nuts, pies and cakes, and many other good things to eat.
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