fiddler
part of speech
noun (a fiddler, fiddlers)
meaning for a pupil
1) A fiddler is a person who plays the fiddle, which is a violin, especially in folk, country or Irish music. tree →
2) A fiddler crab is a small crab where the male has one huge claw that he waves. tree →
3) (UK, informal) A fiddler is someone who cheats a little, for example by changing numbers on forms to get money. tree →
sense in the lessons
In music lessons and stories it is a folk musician playing at a dance or ceilidh. In nursery rhymes Old King Cole called for his fiddlers three. Phrases: «a folk fiddler», «fiddler crab», «Fiddler on the Roof».
examples
- The fiddler played a fast Irish jig. tree →
- Old King Cole called for his fiddlers three. tree →
- Everyone danced when the fiddler started playing. tree →
- The fiddler crab waved its giant claw. tree →
- My grandad was a fiddler in a country band. tree →
- A fiddler and a piper played at the wedding. tree →
- (UK, informal) The boss found out he was a fiddler who changed his work hours. tree →
- The street fiddler had a hat for coins. tree →
- The Fiddler got back to the village. tree →
note
Countable. A fiddle and a violin are the same instrument; «fiddle» is used for folk music. «Fiddle» also means to play with something nervously («stop fiddling with your pen»), but a «fiddler» usually means the musician.
Trees and pragmatics
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