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roller

1

[roh-ler]

noun

  1. a person or thing that rolls.

  2. a cylinder, wheel, caster, or the like, upon which something is rolled along.

  3. a cylindrical body, revolving on a fixed axis, especially one to facilitate the movement of something passed over or around it.

  4. a cylindrical object upon which something is rolled up.

    the roller of a window shade.

  5. a hollow, cylindrical object of plastic, stiff net, or the like, upon which hair is rolled up for setting.

  6. a cylindrical body for rolling over something to be spread out, leveled, crushed, smoothed, compacted, impressed, inked, etc.

  7. any of various other revolving cylindrical bodies, as the barrel of a music box.

  8. Metalworking.a person in charge of a rolling mill.

  9. a long, swelling wave advancing steadily.

    Synonyms: ,
  10. a rolled bandage.



roller

2

[roh-ler]

noun

Ornithology.
  1. any of several Old World birds of the family Coraciidae that tumble or roll over in flight, especially in the breeding season.

  2. tumbler.

  3. one of a variety of canaries having a warbling or trilling song.

roller

/ ˈəʊə /

noun

  1. a cylinder having an absorbent surface and a handle, used for spreading paint

  2. Also called: garden roller.a heavy cast-iron cylinder or pair of cylinders on an axle to which a handle is attached; used for flattening lawns

  3. a long heavy wave of the sea, advancing towards the shore Compare breaker 1

  4. a hardened cylinder of precision-ground steel that forms one of the rolling components of a roller bearing or of a linked driving chain

  5. a cylinder fitted on pivots, used to enable heavy objects to be easily moved; castor

  6. printing a cylinder, usually of hard rubber, used to ink a forme or plate before impression

  7. a cylindrical tube or barrel onto which material is rolled for transport or storage

  8. any of various other cylindrical devices that rotate about a cylinder, used for any of various purposes

  9. a small cylinder, esp one that is heated, onto which a woman's hair may be rolled to make it curl

  10. med a bandage consisting of a long strip of muslin or cheesecloth rolled tightly into a cylindrical form before application

  11. a band fastened around a horse's belly to keep a blanket in position

  12. any of various Old World birds of the family Coraciidae , such as Coracias garrulus ( European roller ), that have a blue, green, and brown plumage, a slightly hooked bill, and an erratic flight: order Coraciiformes (kingfishers, etc)

  13. (often capital) a variety of tumbler pigeon that performs characteristic backward somersaults in flight

  14. a breed of canary that has a soft trilling song in which the notes are run together

  15. a person or thing that rolls

  16. a man who rolls and trims fleeces after shearing

  17. short for roadroller steamroller

  18. short for roller caption

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of roller1

First recorded in 1250–1300; roll ( def. ) + -er 1 ( def. )

Origin of roller2

First recorded in 1675–85; from German Roller, derivative of rollen to roll
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But I own three foam rollers — one smooth, one spiky, one padded — and even use them at home.

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I felt like I was running up and down a sharp roller coaster.

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“But we had accomplished all this stuff, and we felt it was time to get off of the roller coaster.”

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I’ve felt a roller coaster of feeling really proud of the work and really happy and so grateful.

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In her free time, she enjoys going to the gym, hiking, roller skating and thrifting.

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