CRIMPER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does crimper mean? 

• CRIMPER (noun)
  The noun CRIMPER has 2 senses:

1. someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers

2. a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it

  Familiarity information: CRIMPER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CRIMPER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

crimp; crimper

Hypernyms ("crimper" is a kind of...):

abductor; kidnaper; kidnapper; snatcher (someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom))

Sense 2

Meaning:

A mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

crimper; curler; hair curler; roller

Context example:

a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight

Hypernyms ("crimper" is a kind of...):

mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)