fiddler

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A person who plays the violin, especially folk or traditional music.

   A fiddler played lively tunes at the village dance.

From Middle English fithelere, from Old English fiþelere, from *fiþele. By surface analysis, fiddl(e) + -er. * (capstan-house): So called because the fiddle would sometimes be played to cheer the sailors working there.

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