curler

[kur-ler]

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noun

a person or thing that curls.

any of various pins, clasps, rollers, or appliances on which locks of hair are wound or clamped for curling.

a player at the game of curling.

Origin of curler

First recorded in 1630–40; curl + -er¹

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Examples from the Web for curler

Contemporary Examples of curler

At 45, curler Ann Swisshelm is the oldest member of Team USA.
Curling: Your New Olympic Addiction, Explained
Brett Singer
February 13, 2014
Norwegian curler Thomas Ulsrud (one of the guys with those funky pants) is 42.
Curling: Your New Olympic Addiction, Explained
Brett Singer
February 13, 2014
Canadian curler Cheryl Bernard wrote a book about curling and is a motivational speaker.
Curling: Your New Olympic Addiction, Explained
Brett Singer
February 13, 2014

Historical Examples of curler

She saw me staring as she threw off her cape and put her curler on the log.
Where There's A Will
Mary Roberts Rinehart
"Yes, things were different," I assented, limping over to heat the curler.
Where There's A Will
Mary Roberts Rinehart
The player who makes a mistake after this has been done is fit neither for a Curler nor a Soldier.
The Canadian Curler's Manual
James Bicket
Harmony came in, to find the Big Soprano heating a curler in the flame of a candle.
The Street of Seven Stars
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Curling has been called the roaring game, but no curler ever made a greater racket than two excited chi-mooe players.
China
Sir Henry Arthur Blake

British Dictionary definitions for curler

curler

noun

any of various pins, clasps, or rollers used to curl or wave hair

a person or thing that curls

a person who plays curling

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Word Origin and History for curler

1748, agent noun from curl (v.). Related: Curlers.