fiddler
/ˈfɪdələ(ɹ)/noun
fiddler is spelled F-I-D-D-L-E-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fiddler means “One who plays the fiddle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fiddler is fiddlers.
How many letters and syllables are in fiddler?
| Letters | 7: F-I-D-D-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,748th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is fiddler?
Fiddler appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce fiddler?
- /ˈfɪdələ(ɹ)/
- /ˈfɪdlə(ɹ)/
Fiddler has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-fiddler.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-fiddler.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fiddler
- fiddlers plural
- fiddlah
- fiddluh
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fiddler mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who plays the fiddle.
- 2
One who fiddles; a cheat.
We were the self-controlled, cautious, nifty merchants, decorous fiddlers of accounts, hoarders of wealth, excellent bribers, family and community creatures governed by manners.
- 3
One who fiddles or tweaks.
- 4
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.
- 5
The common European sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos); so called because it habitually wags its tail up and down resembling the back and forth movement of a fiddler.
- 6
A large species of cicada, Macrotristria angularis, of eastern Australia; cherry nose.
- 7
UKobsoleteslangA coin of little value: a sixpence or a farthing.
- 8
slangThe capstan-house on a steamer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fiddler in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who plays the fiddle:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Geiger |
| Portuguese | rabequista, rabequeiro |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does fiddler come from?
From Middle English fithelere, from Old English fiþelere, from *fiþele. By surface analysis, fiddl(e) + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).