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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One trick for longer-lasting curl on your eyelashes is to heat up your eyelash curler using a blow dryer. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 2 May 2025 Only one of Palmer’s 10 open-play goals this season was scored against a settled defence: his brilliant 83rd-minute curler to cap a 3-0 victory over Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on December 1. Liam Twomey, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025 Last weekend’s curler at Kenilworth Road is another good example. Beren Cross, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025 Original price: $100 Get a hair straightener, flat iron and curler all-in-one with the NANOBLACK curling flat iron hair straightener. Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 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 21 May. 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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