tiddler
noun
tid·dler
ˈti-dᵊl-ər 
ˈtid-lər
1
British
: a small fish (such as a stickleback or minnow)
Children paddle and fish for tiddlers near the riverside church at Loose in Kent.—
Stuart Verrells
Stuart Verrells2
British, informal
: a small person or thing
IBM, the world's biggest computer maker, has signed alliances with nearly 20 tiddlers to try to combine their innovation with its own prowess in marketing and customer service.—The Economist
The EconomistExamples of tiddler in a Sentence
The company is no tiddler.
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Wild egrets stalk the shallows for tiddlers, while the nearby reef bustles with mantas, turtles, and sailfish.
—Hazel Plush, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2025
On October 29th the American chipmaking tiddler reported its third-quarter results.
—The Economist, 31 Oct. 2019
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Hazel Plush, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2025
On October 29th the American chipmaking tiddler reported its third-quarter results.
—The Economist, 31 Oct. 2019
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“Tiddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiddler. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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