ˈfid( ə )lə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English fitheler, fideler, from Old English fithelere, from fithele fiddle + -ere -er — more at fiddle
1.
a. : one that fiddles
b. : violinist
2.
a. also fiddlerfish ˈ ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ : any of several rays of the family Rhinobatidae that resemble a violin in outline — called also fiddlefish, fiddle shark
b. also fiddler cat or fiddler catfish : spotted cat