1. One who plays on a fiddle or violin.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The common European sandpiper (Tringoides hypoleucus); — so called because it continually oscillates its body. Fiddler crab. (Zoöl.) See Fiddler, n., 2.
FIDDLE-SHAPED
Fid"dle-shaped`, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Inversely ovate, with a deep hollow on each side. Gray.
FIDDLESTICK
Fid"dle*stick`, n.
Defn: The bow, strung with horsehair, used in playing the fiddle; a fiddle bow.
FIDDLESTRING
Fid"dle*string`, n.