Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fiddler

3 senses of fiddler

Sense 1
violinist, fiddler -- (a musician who plays the violin)
       => musician, instrumentalist, player -- (someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession))

Sense 2
twiddler, fiddler -- (someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner)
       => manipulator -- (a person who handles things manually)

Sense 3
tinkerer, fiddler -- (an unskilled person who tries to fix or mend)
       => unskilled person -- (a person who lacks technical training)