diddler
Petty con artist
A diddler is someone who diddles—a cheat or swindler, or someone who wastes time on trivial matters.
In contemporary usage, diddler often implies a child molester, from the euphemistic sense of diddle meaning to sexually abuse: The neighbors discovered a diddler had moved onto their street.
conman
Fraud who deceives for profit
cheat · trickster · flimflammer · mountebank · shark · bilker · defrauder · schemer · impostor · charlatan
violinist
One who bows strings
- buskerPublic-space entertainer seeking donations
- performerOne who entertains audiences
- instrumentalistOne who performs music
honesty and integrity
diddlerstraight shooter
Forthright, blunt person
honest broker · mensch · truth-teller · straight arrow · philanthropist
- diddly squatSlang for nothing
- Hey Diddle DiddleClassic children's verse