fiddler

/ˈfɪdlər/
/ˈfɪdlə/
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Other forms: fiddlers

Definitions of fiddler
  1. noun
    someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner
    synonyms: twiddler
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    type of:
    manipulator
    a person who handles things manually
  2. noun
    an unskilled person who tries to fix or mend
    synonyms: tinkerer
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    type of:
    unskilled person
    a person who lacks technical training
  3. noun
    a musician who plays the violin
    synonyms: violinist
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    Arcangelo Corelli
    Italian violinist and composer of violin concertos (1653-1713)
    Georges Enesco
    Romanian violinist and composer (1881-1955)
    Stephane Grappelli
    French jazz violinist (1908-1997)
    Joseph Joachim
    Hungarian violinist and composer (1831-1907)
    Fritz Kreisler
    United States violinist (born in Austria) (1875-1962)
    Sir Yehudi Menuhin
    British violinist (born in the United States) who began his career as a child prodigy in the 1920s (1916-1999)
    Niccolo Paganini
    Italian violinist and composer of music for the violin (1782-1840)
    Isaac Stern
    United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)
    Antonio Lucio Vivaldi
    Italian baroque composer and violinist (1675-1741)
    Efrem Zimbalist
    United States violinist (born in Russia) (1889-1985)
    Pinchas Zukerman
    Israeli violinist (born in 1948)
    type of:
    instrumentalist, musician, player
    someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
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