Fiddler
Pronunciation : Fid"dler
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. fi.]
Definition : 1. One who plays on a fiddle or violin.
2. (Zo?l.)
Defn: A burrowing crab of the genus Gelasimus, of many species. The male has one claw very much enlarged, and often holds it in a position similar to that in which a musician holds a fiddle, hence the name; -- called also calling crab, soldier crab, and fighting crab.
3. (Zo?l.)
Defn: The common European sandpiper (Tringoides hypoleucus); -- so called because it continually oscillates its body. Fiddler crab. (Zo?l.) See Fiddler, n., 2.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913