fiddler

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a musician who plays the violin
  2. noun someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner
  3. noun an unskilled person who tries to fix or mend

Etymology

From Middle English fithelere, from Old English fiþelere, from *fiþele. By surface analysis, fiddl(e) + -er. * (capstan-house): So called because the fiddle would sometimes be played to cheer the sailors working there.

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Synonyms

violinist

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