1. fiddler - Noun
2. Fiddler - Proper noun
One who plays on a fiddle or violin.
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 also calling crab, soldier crab, and fighting crab.
The common European sandpiper (Tringoides hypoleucus); -- so called because it continually oscillates its body.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThis would be a great world to dance in if we didn't have to pay the fiddler. Will Rogers
I've spent hours and hours doing research into Appalachian folk music. My grandfather was a fiddler. There is something very immediate, very simple and emotional, about that music. Renee Fleming
I was really excited to have the opportunity to make Fiddler. Norman Jewison
Give a hungarian a glass of water and a gypsy fiddler and he will become completely drunk. Hungarian Proverb
They that dance must pay the fiddler. Scottish Proverb
You must pay the fiddler if you want to dance. American Proverb