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Fiddler
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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Fiddler
see synonyms of fiddlernoun
1.
a person who plays the fiddle, esp in folk music
2. fiddler crab
3.
a person who wastes time or acts aimlessly
4. informal
a cheat or petty rogue
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Fiddler
see synonyms of fiddler noun
1.
a person who fiddles
2.
fiddler crab
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Fiddler
see synonyms of fiddlern.
1. A violin, especially one used to play folk or country music.
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. Chiefly British An instance of cheating or swindling; a fraud.
v. fid·dled, fid·dling, fid·dles
v.intr.
1. To play a fiddle.
2. To touch or handle something in a nervous way: fiddled with the collar of his shirt as he spoke.
3. To make unskilled efforts at repairing or improving: fiddled with the broken toaster.
4. To meddle or tamper: a reporter who fiddled with the facts.
5. Chiefly British To commit a fraud, especially to steal from one's employer.
v.tr.
1. To play (a tune) on a fiddle.
2. Chiefly British To alter or falsify for dishonest gain: fiddled the figures in the report.
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