tiddler

noun tid·dler \ˈti-d^əl-ər, ˈtid-lər\

: a small fish

: a small and unimportant person or thing

Full Definition of TIDDLER

British

: a small fish (as a stickleback or minnow)

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probably from English dialect tiddly little

First Known Use: 1885

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