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

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Currently, there are about 20,000 USA curling members across the country and the fastest growing segment of new curlers is 21 to 40-year-olds, who now make up 38 percent of USA curling's members. Anusha Mathur, NPR, 7 Mar. 2026 The curling competition began two days ahead of the opening ceremony and other curlers have weighed in about competing amid the conflicts elsewhere. Tales Azzoni, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026 The curling competition began two days ahead of the opening ceremony and other curlers have weighed in about competing amid the conflicts elsewhere. ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026 Rich Ruohonen, the oldest American Winter Olympian ever, remembers when curlers smoked cigarettes on the ice. Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for curler

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First Known Use

1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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. 2026.

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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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