fiddler
/ˈfɪdlər/
noun
- A person who plays the fiddle (violin), especially in folk music.
- My grandfather was a fiddler who performed at barn dances.
- The fiddler played a lively tune at the town square.
- A street fiddler entertained the crowd with traditional songs.
- A person who makes small, dishonest changes to something, especially financial records.
- They called him a fiddler because he always cheated on his expense accounts.
- The company fired the fiddler who had been manipulating the books.
- The tax fiddler was caught altering his income reports.