Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

first fiddle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables
first -fid-dle
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fiddle part generally carrying the melody.

noun

The player of the first fiddle part.

noun

One who takes a leading part in anything.

Example Sentences

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Inflected Forms

first fiddles (plural)

Phrases

second fiddle

Frequently Paired Words

fiddle fiddler second fiddle

Synonyms

lead fiddle

Questions

What does first fiddle mean?
The fiddle part generally carrying the melody.

How to pronounce first fiddle

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