CURLER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does curler mean? 

• CURLER (noun)
  The noun CURLER has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CURLER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CURLER (noun)

Sense 1

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 ("curler" is a kind of...):

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

Derivation:

curl (twist or roll into coils or ringlets)