curler

noun

curl·​er ˈkər-lər 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Each set has slightly different attachments (e.g., the curly set has a diffuser, while the straight and wavy set has second curler size and a flyaway tool), but both are on sale for $100 off. —Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 11 July 2025

Up stepped the opposite left back, as Alex Telles set up for a left-footed indirect curler. —Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 15 June 2025

Excessive heat: High temperature from blow dryers, straighteners, curling wands, or eyelash curlers can worsen hair loss. —Health, 26 June 2025

After being burned in previous matches by two bicycle kicks and a stunning curler, this time the visitors responded with a special goal of their own — the second of two by striker Dejan Joveljic — en route to a 3-1 victory over the Houston Dynamo. —Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for curler

• hurler

Kids Definition

curler

noun

curl·​er ˈkər-lər 

1

: one that curls

especially : a device for putting a curl into hair

2

: a player in the game of curling