roller (n.)

  1. a grounder that rolls along the infield

  2. a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore

    [ Syn: roll , rolling wave ]

  3. a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate)

  4. a cylinder that revolves

  5. a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it; a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight

    [ Syn: curler , hair curler , crimper ]

  6. Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers

  7. pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground

    [ Syn: tumbler , tumbler pigeon ]

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