fiddle-faddler

noun

One who trifles or dallies.

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Meanings

nounfiddle-faddler (plural fiddle-faddlers)

plural fiddle-faddlers

  1. One who trifles or dallies.

Origin

From fiddle-faddle + -er.

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APA

fiddle-faddler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiddle-faddler

MLA

“fiddle-faddler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiddle-faddler. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fiddle-faddler,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiddle-faddler.

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