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paint roller

noun

  1. a roller of absorbent material, mounted on a handle, that is rolled in a trough of paint and then rolled over a flat surface to be painted.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of paint roller1

First recorded in 1950–55
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Example Sentences

Videos released Tuesday show the moment Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies shot and injured a La Puente man who was having a mental health crisis and holding a paint roller in his hand.

“Imagining someone with a paint roller painting over those walls just made me really sad,” said Wong during a recent video call.

Small items can be hidden inside a paint roller that you, forgot to clean.

You can still hit the opposing team with a well-placed snipe, but you can also run around the level with a giant paint roller making sure everything is the right shade of blue.

Use it as a can or bottle opener, a scraper, a paint roller cleaner, a screwdriver and more.

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