FIDDLER

Pronunciation (US):

• FIDDLER (noun)
  The noun FIDDLER has 3 senses:

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

  Familiarity information: FIDDLER used as a noun is uncommon.

• FIDDLER (noun)

Meaning:

A musician who plays the violin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

fiddler; violinist

Hypernyms ("fiddler" is a kind of...):

instrumentalist; musician; player (someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession))

Instance hyponyms:

Arcangelo Corelli; Corelli (Italian violinist and composer of violin concertos (1653-1713))

Efrem Zimbalist; Zimbalist (United States violinist (born in Russia) (1889-1985))

Antonio Lucio Vivaldi; Antonio Vivaldi; Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist (1675-1741))

Isaac Stern; Stern (United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920))

Niccolo Paganini; Paganini (Italian violinist and composer of music for the violin (1782-1840))

Menuhin; Sir Yehudi Menuhin; Yehudi Menuhin (British violinist (born in the United States) who began his career as a child prodigy in the 1920s (1916-1999))

Fritz Kreisler; Kreisler (United States violinist (born in Austria) (1875-1962))

Joachim; Joseph Joachim (Hungarian violinist and composer (1831-1907))

Grappelli; Stephane Grappelli (French jazz violinist (1908-1997))

Enesco; George Enescu; Georges Enesco (Romanian violinist and composer (1881-1955))

Pinchas Zukerman; Zukerman (Israeli violinist (born in 1948))

Meaning:

Someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

twiddler; fiddler

Hypernyms ("fiddler" is a kind of...):

manipulator (a person who handles things manually)

Meaning:

An unskilled person who tries to fix or mend

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

tinkerer; fiddler

Hypernyms ("fiddler" is a kind of...):

unskilled person (a person who lacks technical training)