"first fiddle" meaning in All languages combined

See first fiddle on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: first fiddles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} first fiddle (plural first fiddles)
  1. The fiddle part generally carrying the melody.
    Sense id: en-first_fiddle-en-noun-B3~T6yfQ
  2. The player of the first fiddle part. Synonyms: lead fiddle Related terms: fiddle, fiddler, second fiddle
    Sense id: en-first_fiddle-en-noun-z2BzxV-L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Musicians, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 55 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 49 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 51 44 Disambiguation of Musicians: 4 64 32 Disambiguation of People: 0 47 53
  3. One who takes a leading part in anything.
    Sense id: en-first_fiddle-en-noun-oLwOl4e4 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 49 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 51 44 Disambiguation of People: 0 47 53

Inflected forms

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