Word Study
fiddler
CIDE DICTIONARY
fiddler, n. [AS. fi.].
- One who plays on a fiddle or violin. [1913 Webster]
- A burrowing crab of the genus
Gelasimus , of many species. The male has one claw very much enlarged, and often holds it in a position similar to that in which a musician holds a fiddle, hence the name; -- called alsofiddler crab ,calling crab ,soldier crab , andfighting crab . [1913 Webster] - The common European sandpiper (
Tringoides hypoleucus ); -- so called because it continually oscillates its body. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fiddler, n.
1 a fiddle-player.
2 sl. a swindler, a cheat.
3 any small N. American crab of the genus Uca, the male having one of its claws held in a position like a violinist's arm.
1 a fiddle-player.
2 sl. a swindler, a cheat.
3 any small N. American crab of the genus Uca, the male having one of its claws held in a position like a violinist's arm.
Etymology
OE fithelere (as FIDDLE)
ROGET THESAURUS
fiddler
Musician
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