curler

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English curl

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English curler

From curl + -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɜː(ɹ)lə(ɹ)/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

curler (plural curlers)

1. One of a set of small cylindrical tubes used to curl hair.

   Synonym: hair roller

   • 1968, Jagger–Richards, “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; […].

2. A sportsman who plays curling.
3. (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^[1]:

     Liverpool were energised at the start of the second half, with ­Curtis Jones shaping a curler just past the far post.

   • 2026 June 25, Scott Murray, “Ecuador v Germany: World Cup 2026 – live”, in the Guardian‎^[2], →ISSN:

     He opens his body, just before the edge of the box, and unleashes a powerful low curler into the bottom right! The net billows! The crowd explode!

4. (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^[3]:

     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^[4]:

     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

cylindrical tube for curling hair — see hair roller

sportsman

• Czech: curler (cs) m, curlerka f
• Danish: curler c, curlingspiller c
• Finnish: curlingin pelaaja
• French: curleur (fr) m, curleuse (fr) f
• Lithuanian: akménslydininkas m, akménslydininkė f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: curler m, curlingspiller m

  Nynorsk: curlar m

• Russian: кёрлинги́ст (ru) m (kjorlingíst), кёрлинги́стка (ru) f (kjorlingístka)
• Swedish: curlare c, curlingspelare (sv) c
• Ukrainian: керлінгі́ст m (kerlinhíst), керлінгі́стка f (kerlinhístka)

pass or shot

• Czech: faleš f
• Finnish: kierre (fi)
• German: Schlenzer (de) m

Anagrams

• recurl

Czech

Etymology

Etymology tree

English curl

Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.

Proto-Italic *-āzios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

English -er

English curlerubor.

Czech curler

Unadapted borrowing from English curler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɛrlɛr], [ˈkɛːrlɛr]
• Hyphenation: cur‧ler

Noun

curler m anim (female equivalent curlerka)

1. curler (sportsman who plays curling)

Declension

Declension of curler (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	curler	curleři
genitive	curlera	curlerů
dative	curlerovi, curleru	curlerům
accusative	curlera	curlery
vocative	curlere	curleři
locative	curlerovi, curleru	curlerech
instrumental	curlerem	curlery

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), 4 November 2024 (last accessed)
• “curler”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Danish

Etymology 1

Unadapted borrowing from English curler.

Noun

curler c (singular definite curleren, plural indefinite curlere)

1. curler, hair roller
2. curler (sportsman who plays curling)

   Synonym: curlingspiller

Declension

Declension of curler

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	curler	curleren	curlere	curlerne
genitive	curlers	curlerens	curleres	curlernes

Related terms

• curle
• curling

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

curler

1. 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)

1. curler, hair roller

   Synonym: hårrull

2. curler (sportsman who plays curling)

   Synonym: curlingspiller

Further reading

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