(1914–2001) a US musician who played the ↑harmonica (= a small instrument held against the mouth). He moved to Britain in the 1950s. Several ↑composers, including Malcolm Arnold and Ralph Vaughan Williams, wrote music specially for him. Adler wrote and played music for a number of films, including Genevieve (1953), A High Wind in Jamaica (1965) and My Life (1992).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.