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Dictionary definition · roller

noun

  1. a grounder that rolls along the infield
  2. a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
  3. a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate)
  4. a cylinder that revolves
  5. a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it"a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight"
  6. Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers
  7. pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).