crimper

Meaning

1. A small climbing hold that can only be held with the tips of a person's fingers.
2. A person who crimps when climbing.
3. (British) A hairdresser.
4. A device for giving hair a wavy appearance.
5. Someone who adds pleats to fabric for clothes, drapery, etc.
6. A tool used to crimp, to join two pieces of metal.
7. An instrument for crimping or ruffling pastry when making a pie.
8. A curved board or frame over which the upper of a boot or shoe is stretched to the required shape.
9. A machine for crimping or ruffling textile fabrics.

Synonyms

roller

hair curler

crimp

curler

branding iron

destapler

indenter

recruiter

crimping tool

Translations

المكشكش

bigudí

rul·lo

Klammeraffe

σγουρώνων

τσακίζων

bigoudi

curleuse

curleur

arricciacapelli

bigodino

diavoletto

bigodì

papillote

tang

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɹɪmpɚ/

Etymology

From crimp + -er (agent noun suffix) or, for the climbing hold, + -er (patient suffix).