fiddler

noun

Definition of fiddlernext
as in violinist

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Recent Examples of fiddler With Pa being a fiddler, music played a significant role in Wilder’s work and Sonnenshine was determined to reflect that; all the songs played in Season 1 are from the books. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 That’s what will be going on July 9 in Walnut Creek when the incredibly talented Bay Area fiddler Tom Rigney comes to the Lesher Center to kick off the venue’s Summer Sounds free concert series. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 9 July 2026 Classic Americana events include yearly bathtub racing, a peach festival, and a fiddler's convention. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 May 2026 Taylor resumed his music career in 1995 and launched an independent label, Train Wreck Records, in 2007, intimate, Americana tunes with the likes of singer-violinist Carrie Rodriguez, guitarist John Platania, bassist Tony Mercadante and singer-fiddler Kendel Carson. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026 The fierce and feet-pounding new cast includes four-time World Champion Irish dancer Keeva Corry and Australia’s competitive Irish dancers and brothers Will and Kieran Bryant, along with Will’s girlfriend, fiddler Haley Richardson. — Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026 Cleland is a master fiddler and executive director of the Irish Music School of Chicago, according to the district’s website. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2026 The area hums with culture, from galleries and artisan boutiques to live music at Stinky’s Bait Shack (go Fridays and see Matt Miller, fiddler extraordinaire) and the 30A Songwriters Festival. — Carrie Honaker, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Feb. 2026 The event marks exactly 100 years since the original broadcast featuring fiddler Uncle Jimmy Thompson. — Caché McClay, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiddler
  1. violinist
  2. pianist
  3. guitarist
  4. accordionist
  5. piper
  6. harpist
  7. drummer
  8. clarinetist
Noun
  • Guests were also treated to a live music production, which included performances by saxophonist Alek Sanchez-Tellez, violinist Katarina Baumgart and French singer Ana-Maria Desai.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Live music was provided by saxophonist Alek Sanchez-Tellez, violinist Katarina Baumgart, and French singer Ana-Maria Desai.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of violinist
Noun
  • The real-life jazz quartet from Gelber’s play—headlined by the saxophonist Jackie McLean and the pianist Freddie Redd—performed at length on camera.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
  • But it was filled with quicksilver, roller-coaster displays of virtuosity and the sly humor Lutoslawski and fellow Polish composer and pianist Andrzej Panufnik brought to their Paganini variations in its original 1941 iteration.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of pianist
Noun
  • Dogstar features guitarist and lead vocalist Bret Domrose, drummer Robert Mailhouse and Reeves, who plays bass, according to a press release from Hollywood Casino Aurora on Thursday.
    — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The track featured such pros as guitarist Jeff Baxter, pianist Larry Knechtel and trumpeter Jerry Hey.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of guitarist
Noun
  • The accordionist stomped sideways under the stage lights, sweat running down his temples, looking like Angus Young sans schoolboy shorts.
    — Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
  • Like most of her bandmates, Madden grew up in a musical family; her dad was an accordionist who played hundreds of functions in the Northeast.
    — Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Definition of accordionist
Noun
  • The townspeople agreed, and the piper began to play a lively tune upon his fife.
    — Simon Rich, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • Sommer, a second-generation piper who lives near the cemetery, played Amazing Grace on her bagpipes while weaving through the graves to pay tribute to those who lost their lives.
    — Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2026
Definition of piper
Noun
  • Playing bass in his place is Rob Jost, while harpist Mikaela Davis hops on a few tracks for levity, too.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 25 June 2026
  • Now, local harpist and songwriter Calvin Arsenia is working to ensure that legacy continues.
    — J.M. Banks June 25, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026
Definition of harpist
Noun
  • For the arena version of the tour, Styles and his airtight band, led by fan-favorite drummer Sarah Jones, are situated in the center of an oval.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Dogstar features guitarist and lead vocalist Bret Domrose, drummer Robert Mailhouse and Reeves, who plays bass, according to a press release from Hollywood Casino Aurora on Thursday.
    — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of drummer
Noun
  • The ambient dub producer and clarinetist will release Memoria on September 4 via Smalltown Supersound.
    — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026
  • Principal clarinetist Dario Brignoli went in a different direction while playing an arrangement of George Gershwin’s Three Preludes.
    — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of clarinetist

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“Fiddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiddler. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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