fiddler
English
/ˈfɪdələ(ɹ)/
noun
Definitions
- One who plays the fiddle.
- One who fiddles.
- 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 continually oscillates its body.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English fiþelere inherited from Old English fiþelere suffix from English fiddle.
Origin
English
fiddle
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- fiddle English
- fiddleback English
- fiddlefuck English
- fiddlehead English
- fiddleleaf English
- fiddleneck English
- fiddlesome English
- fiddlestick English
- fiddlestring English
- fiddleth English
- fiddlewood English
- fiddlist English
- fiddly English
- phonofiddle English
- refiddle English
- fiþelere Old English
- fithele Middle English
- fiþelere Middle English
- ఫిడేలు Telugu