Fiddler
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A fiddler is a person who plays a fiddle
or violin
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Fiddler may also refer to:
Fiddle
The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...
or violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
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Fiddler may also refer to:
- Fabrangen FiddlersFabrangen FiddlersThe Fabrangen Fiddlers are an American Jewish folk music band. Founded in 1971, the Washington, DC-area group was the first music collective devoted to the rediscovery of Jewish folk music and the development of new Jewish liturgical folk music.-Origin:...
, an American musical group founded in 1971 - Tupolev Tu-28Tupolev Tu-28The Tupolev Tu-28 was a long-range interceptor aircraft introduced by the Soviet Union in the 1960s. The official designation was Tu-128, but this designation was less commonly used in the West...
"Fiddler", a fighter aircraft - Fiddler (comics)Fiddler (comics)The Fiddler is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain and a recurring foe of the first Flash . He first appeared in All-Flash #32 .-Fictional character biography:...
, a DC Comics villain - Fiddler (software)Fiddler (software)Fiddler is an HTTP debugging proxy server application written by Eric Lawrence of Microsoft. It captures HTTP traffic and logs it for the user to review. It can also be used to "fiddle" with HTTP traffic as it is being sent...
, an HTTP debugging proxy - Fiddler (mystery series)Fiddler (mystery series)Fiddler is the fictional protagonist in an eight book mystery series by A.E. Maxwell The books in the series are Just Another Day in Paradise , The Frog and the Scorpion , Gatsby's Vineyard , Just Enough Light to Kill , The Art of Survival , Money...
, a character in a mystery series by A.E. Maxwell - Fiddler on the RoofFiddler on the RoofFiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters by Sholem Aleichem...
, a Broadway musical - Fiddler on the Roof (film)Fiddler on the Roof (film)Fiddler on the Roof is the 1971 film adaptation of the 1964 Broadway musical of the same name, with music composed by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905, about Tevye and his Daughters. It was directed by Norman Jewison. The film won three...
, the film version of the musical - Fiddler ray, a type of ray found on the south and east coasts of Australia
- Fiddler crabFiddler crabA fiddler crab, sometimes known as a calling crab, may be any of approximately 100 species of semi-terrestrial marine crabs which make up the genus Uca. As members of the family Ocypodidae, fiddler crabs are most closely related to the ghost crabs of the genus Ocypode. This entire group is composed...
, a species of crab found in parts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans - Fiddler RecordsFiddler RecordsFiddler Records was a small independent record label serving as the launching pad for several artists seminal to the pop, punk and emo genres. Starting as the brainchild of 16 year old entrepreneur Amy Fleisher in 1996, the label became well known for its early releases from marquee artists...
, a record label - Mean FiddlerMean FiddlerThe Astoria 2, subsequently known as the LA2 then the Mean Fiddler, was a nightclub at 165 Charing Cross Road in London, England.The venue was connected to the London Astoria such that the two venues could function as a single venue where needed...
, a London nightclub - A slang term for a rapist or pedophile
- A term for fried catfishCatfishCatfishes are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the heaviest and longest, the Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia and the second longest, the wels catfish of Eurasia, to detritivores...
, with the bones intact
People
- Amp FiddlerAmp FiddlerJoseph "Amp" Fiddler is an American keyboardist, singer, songwriter and record producer from Detroit, Michigan, U.S.. His musical styles include funk, soul, dance and electronica music. He is probably best known for his contributions to the band Enchantment, and as part of George Clinton’s...
, American funk and soul musician - Nancy FiddlerNancy FiddlerNancy Fiddler was an American cross country skier who competed from 1988 to 1993. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she had her best career finish of eighth in the 4 x 5 km relay at Calgary in 1988 and her best individual finish of 25th in the 5 km event at Albertville in 1992.Fiddler's best...
(born 1956), American cross country skier - Vernon FiddlerVernon FiddlerVernon "Vern" Fiddler is a professional ice hockey centre for the Dallas Stars of the NHL.-Playing career:Undrafted, Fiddler played in the Western Hockey League with the Kelowna Rockets and the Medicine Hat Tigers before turning pro in 2001...
(born 1980), Canadian hockey player
See also
- Fiddler's Green (disambiguation)Fiddler's Green (disambiguation)Fiddler's Green is a place in legend.It may be one of the following in fiction:*Fiddler's Green a Grammy winning album by Tim O'Brien*Fiddler's Green , a German band playing Irish independent speedfolk music...
- FiedlerFiedlerFiedler refers to:* Adolf Gottlieb Fiedler, industrial investor beginning 19th century in Saxony, Germany and Opatówek, Poland* Arkady Fiedler , Polish writer* Arthur Fiedler , American conductor...
, German translation of surname