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Noun: fiddler  fi-du-lu(r) or fid-lu(r)
  1. A musician who plays the violin
    "The fiddler performed a challenging solo during the concert";
    - violinist
     
  2. Someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner
    "The anxious fiddler couldn't stop fiddling with his pen during the interview";
    - twiddler
     
  3. An unskilled person who tries to fix or mend
    "The amateur fiddler's attempts to fix the car only made the problem worse";
    - tinkerer

Derived forms: fiddlers

Type of: instrumentalist, manipulator, musician, muso [Brit, informal], player, unskilled person

Encyclopedia: Fiddler