# curler
## English
### Etymology

From curl +‎ -er.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɜː(ɹ)lə(ɹ)/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Noun

curler (plural curlers)
* One of a set of small cylindrical tubes used to curl hair.
    Synonym: hair roller
** 1968, Jagger–Richards (lyrics and music), “Factory Girl”, in Beggars Banquet, performed by The Rolling Stones:Waiting for a girl who's got curlers in her hair / Waiting for a girl, she has no money anywhere
** 1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 4, in An Autobiography, part II, London: Collins, →ISBN:There was also hairdressing: hairdressing, too, really was hairdressing in those times — no running a comb through it and that was that. It was curled, frizzed, waved, put in curlers overnight, waved with hot tongs; […].
* A sportsman who plays curling.
* (soccer) A pass or a shot of the ball which swerves.
    The captain sent a curler into the top corner of the net.
** 2011 September 28, Jon Smith, “Valencia 1-1 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport:Lampard was replaced by Kalou but the substitute immediately gave the ball to Jonas, whose 25-yard curler was tipped wide by Cech.
** 2024 February 4, David Hytner, “Arsenal ignite title hopes as Gabriel Martinelli punishes Liverpool error”, in The Guardian‎:Liverpool were energised at the start of the second half, with ­Curtis Jones shaping a curler just past the far post.
* (surfing) A wave which breaks with a barrel
** 2021 August 25, Jilli Cluff, “Kelly Slater’s Artificial Wave Will Crown ‘The Ultimate Surfer’ on Hulu”, in GearJunkie‎:Oft considered the most even playing field on which to measure surf mastery, Slater’s innovative machine is a barrel-synthesizing environment and engineering feat. In a single round, The Wave produces a 6-foot curler capable of traveling 2,300 feet for up to one gnarly minute.
** 2023 March 18, Sam Anderson, “Weekend Warm-Up: Liquid Lines, Entrancing Tunes, Mesmerizing Moments in ‘MALIA’”, in Explorersweb‎:There’s the mesmeric, thrumming beat. (Sound very much “on” for this one.) Dark purples and roiling seas under heavy storms. Then Manuel, barreling perfect curler after perfect curler.

#### Derived terms

* amen curler
* butter curler
* curlered
* eyelash curler
* hair curler
* hot curler
* lash curler

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* recurl

## Czech
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English curler.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkɛrlɛr], [ˈkɛːrlɛr]
* Hyphenation: cur‧ler

### Noun

curler m anim (female equivalent curlerka)
* curler (sportsman who plays curling)

#### Related terms

* curling m inan

### Further reading

* “Jak se vlastně správně nazývají hráči curlingu? Obvykle vídám psáno curler, curleři, ale už několikrát jsem se setkal s označením curlař, curlaři.”, in Institute of the Czech Language (in Czech), 2024 November 4 (last accessed)
* “curler”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

## Danish
### Etymology 1

Unadapted borrowing from English curler.

#### Noun

curler c (singular definite curleren, plural indefinite curlere)
* curler, hair roller
* curler (sportsman who plays curling)
    Synonym: curlingspiller

##### Related terms

* curle
* curling

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

curler
* present tense of curle

### Further reading

* “curler” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English curler.

### Noun

curler m (definite singular curleren, indefinite plural curlere, definite plural curlerne)
* curler, hair roller
    Synonym: hårrull
* curler (sportsman who plays curling)
    Synonym: curlingspiller

### Further reading

* “curler” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
* “curler” in The Bokmål Dictionary.