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US /ˈfɪdələ(ɹ)/
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1 noun · a person who plays the... violinist
More fiddleistfiddlist
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Forms fiddlers

Etymology

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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