fiddler

ˈfɪdlər

Definition

Definition of fiddler - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

musicperson who plays the fiddle or violin

The fiddler played a lively tune at the festival.

violinist

cheat

person who cheats or alters things dishonestly

The fiddler was caught altering the accounts.

cheat

fraudster

swindler

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Expressions with fiddler

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fiddler crab

crab with one large claw in males

The fiddler crab waved its large claw.

pay the fiddler

face the consequences of one's actions

After the party, he had to pay the fiddler.

drunk as a fiddler

adj.

extremely intoxicated like a musician at a party

He stumbled in, drunk as a fiddler, after the party.

drunk as a fiddler's dog

exp.

extremely drunk, often humorously exaggerated

After the party, he was drunk as a fiddler's dog.

Origin of fiddler

Old English, fidula (fiddle) + -er (one who does)

Examples of fiddler in a sentence

A skilled fiddler can captivate any audience.
The fiddler manipulated the test results.
He was known as a fiddler in the gambling world.

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French:violoniste, fraudeur, ...
German:Geiger, Betrüger, ...
Italian:violinista, imbroglione, ...
Spanish:violinista, tramposo, ...
Portuguese:violinista, trapaceiro, ...
Chinese:小提琴手, 骗子, ...
Japanese:フィドラー, 詐欺師, ...
Arabic:عازِف كَمان, غَشّاش, ...
Hebrew:כַּנָּר, נוֹכֵל, ...
Russian:скрипач, мошенник, ...
Ukrainian:скрипаль, шахрай, ...
Hindi:वायलिन वादक, धोखेबाज, ...
Bengali:বেহালাবাদক, প্রতারক, ...
Catalan:violinista, trampós, ...
Czech:houslista, podvodník, ...
Danish:violinist, snyder, ...
Dutch:violist, bedrieger, ...
Greek:βιολιστής, απατεώνας, ...
Hungarian:hegedűs, csaló, ...
Khmer:អ្នកលេងវីយ៉ូឡុង, អ្នកក្លែងបន្លំ, ...
Korean:바이올린 연주자, 사기꾼, ...
Persian:نوازنده ویولن, متقلب, ...
Polish:skrzypek, oszust, ...
Portuguese (BR):violinista, fraudador, ...
Romanian:violonist, escroc, ...
Swedish:fiolspelare, fuskare, ...
Thai:นักไวโอลิน, คนโกง, ...
Turkish:kemancı, hileci, ...
Vietnamese:người chơi violin, kẻ gian lận, ...

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