noun
fiddler
FID-ler/ˈfɪdlər/
A person who plays the violin, especially in folk music.
The fiddler plays a lively tune while the dancers circle.
Etymology
Fiddle means to play the instrument, and -er identifies its player. This player-name formation was already present in Old English; the instrument name behind it has an uncertain deeper origin.
In context
it suits us not that any fiddler, barber, or any soldier varlet should be clad like a prince, in velvet, cloth of silk, and rings of gold.
More examples
- Two fiddlers join the banjo player onstage.
- My grandmother learned that tune from a local fiddler.
- The band's fiddler teaches violin lessons after school.
Forms
fiddler · fiddlers
fiddle noun — A violin, especially in folk music.
Similar words
- violinist
- Names the same player without emphasizing a folk tradition.