curler

noun

curl·​er ˈkər-lər How to pronounce curler (audio)
1
: a player of curling
2
: one that curls
especially : a device on which hair is wound for curling

Examples of curler in a Sentence

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Gabrielle Union’s updo — particularly that wavy, face-framing fringe — was the result of the tool’s auto-wrap curlers, used by celebrity hairstylist Larry Sims. Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025 After Leandro Trossard’s rifled shot at home against Spurs on January 15 and Havertz’s curler when City went to the Emirates Stadium a couple of weeks later, Mikel Merino scored a third Arsenal goal from a counter-attack since the turn of the year at Leicester on Saturday. Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025 Dual voltage: No Reviewer Hair Type: Coily hair Heat Settings: 5 Attachments: Two 1.25-inch auto-wrap curlers, concentrator nozzle, two brush attachments Sometimes the best travel hair dryers are the ones that style your hair in a snap. Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2025 His first Premier League goal, a long-range curler against champions Arsenal, came five days before his 17th birthday and shook the world. Art De Roché, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for curler

Word History

First Known Use

1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of curler was in 1638

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“Curler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curler. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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curler

noun
curl·​er ˈkər-lər How to pronounce curler (audio)
1
: one that curls
especially : a device for putting a curl into hair
2
: a player in the game of curling

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