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Webster 1913 Edition
Fiddler
Fid′dler
,Noun.
[AS.
fiðelere
.] 1.
One who plays on a fiddle or violin.
2.
(Zool.)
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 fiddler crab
, calling crab
, soldier crab
, and fighting crab
. 3.
(Zool.)
The common European sandpiper (
Tringoides hypoleucus
); – so called because it continually oscillates its body. Webster 1828 Edition
Fiddler
FID'DLER
,Noun.