What does roller mean?

Definitions for roller
ˈroʊ lərroller

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word roller.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. rollernoun

    a grounder that rolls along the infield

  2. roller, roll, rolling wavenoun

    a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore

  3. rollernoun

    a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate)

  4. rollernoun

    a cylinder that revolves

  5. curler, hair curler, roller, crimpernoun

    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. rollernoun

    Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers

  7. roller, tumbler, tumbler pigeonnoun

    pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground

Wiktionary

  1. rollernoun

    anything that rolls

  2. rollernoun

    any rotating cylindrical device that is part of a machine, especially one used to apply or reduce pressure

  3. rollernoun

    a heavy rolling device used to flatten the surface of the pitch

  4. rollernoun

    a large, wide, curling wave that falls back on itself as it breaks on a coast

  5. rollernoun

    a cylindrical tool for applying paint or ink

  6. rollernoun

    an agricultural machine used for flattening land and breaking up lumps of earth

  7. rollernoun

    a bread or variety of roller pigeon that rolls (i.e. tumbles or somersaults) backwards (cf. Penson roller, Birmingham roller, tumbler, tumbler pigeon, English Short Faced Tumbler, English Long Faced Tumbler)

  8. rollernoun

    any of various aggressive birds, of the family Coraciidae, having bright blue wings and hooked beaks

  9. rollernoun

    (also written Roller) a car made by Rolls-Royce

  10. rollernoun

    the police (old blues slang)

  11. rollernoun

    a padded surcingle that is used on horses for training and vaulting

  12. rollernoun

    A roll of titles or (especially) credits played over film or video; television or film credits.

  13. Rollernoun

    A Rolls-Royce car

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

Wikipedia

  1. Roller

    Roller is a hard rock song written by Myles Goodwyn and recorded by Canadian rock band April Wine for their 1978 studio album First Glance. The song peaked at number 24 on the RPM 100 Singles chart in Canada and number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, becoming their first American hit since 1972. The song was instantly popular in North America, and helped April Wine regain international popular, as it was their first hit song outside of Canada since 1972's "You Could Have Been a Lady", after a decade of success limited to Canada. "Roller" has remained a live staple and one of the band's most popular songs, and has become a staple of classic rock radio in Canada and the United States.

ChatGPT

  1. roller

    A roller is a cylindrical or spherical object that revolves or is rotated, often used as a part or device to facilitate movement or to perform a specific function. This can include anything from a rolling pin used in baking, a paint roller used in painting, components in machinery, or even a type of small wheel fitted to furniture or equipment to make them movable. In certain contexts, a roller can also refer to a roller coaster or a type of bird.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Rollernoun

    one who, or that which, rolls; especially, a cylinder, sometimes grooved, of wood, stone, metal, etc., used in husbandry and the arts

  2. Rollernoun

    a bandage; a fillet; properly, a long and broad bandage used in surgery

  3. Rollernoun

    one of series of long, heavy waves which roll in upon a coast, sometimes in calm weather

  4. Rollernoun

    a long, belt-formed towel, to be suspended on a rolling cylinder; -- called also roller towel

  5. Rollernoun

    a cylinder coated with a composition made principally of glue and molassess, with which forms of type are inked previously to taking an impression from them

  6. Rollernoun

    a long cylinder on which something is rolled up; as, the roller of a man

  7. Rollernoun

    a small wheel, as of a caster, a roller skate, etc

  8. Rollernoun

    aNy insect whose larva rolls up leaves; a leaf roller. see Tortrix

  9. Rollernoun

    any one of numerous species of Old World picarian birds of the family Coraciadae. The name alludes to their habit of suddenly turning over or "tumbling" in flight

  10. Rollernoun

    any species of small ground snakes of the family Tortricidae

  11. Etymology: [CF. F. rollier.]

Wikidata

  1. Roller

    The rollers are an Old World family, Coraciidae, of near passerine birds. The group gets its name from the aerial acrobatics some of these birds perform during courtship or territorial flights. Rollers resemble crows in size and build, and share the colourful appearance of kingfishers and bee-eaters, blues and pinkish or cinnamon browns predominating. The two inner front toes are connected, but not the outer one. They are mainly insect eaters, with Eurystomus species taking their prey on the wing, and those of the genus Coracias diving from a perch to catch food items from on the ground, like giant shrikes. Although living rollers are birds of warm climates in the Old World, fossil records show that rollers were present in North America during the Eocene. They are monogamous and nest in an unlined hole in a tree or in masonry, and lay 2–4 eggs in the tropics, 3–6 at higher latitudes. The eggs, which are white, hatch after 17–20 days, and the young remain in the nest for approximately another 30 days.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. roller

    A mighty oceanic swell said to precurse the northers of the Atlantic, and felt in great violence at Tristan d'Acunha, where H.M.S. Lily foundered with all hands in consequence, and several vessels at St. Helena have been driven from their anchors and wrecked. These waves roll in from the north, and do not break till they reach soundings, when they evince terrific power, rising from 5 to 15 feet above the usual level of the waters. A connection with volcanoes has been suggested as a cause.

Suggested Resources

  1. roller

    Song lyrics by roller -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by roller on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. ROLLER

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Roller is ranked #4492 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Roller surname appeared 7,894 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Roller.

    91.1% or 7,197 total occurrences were White.
    2.2% or 176 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2.1% or 170 total occurrences were Black.
    2% or 164 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.6% or 129 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.7% or 58 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of roller in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of roller in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of roller in a Sentence

  1. Discovery Channel star Dave Turin:

    It was the worst low I have experienced in gold-mining in the middle of the season. But it gets better, we make a comeback. It’s a huge roller-coaster ride that we are taking the viewers on.

  2. Elizabeth Somer:

    If you're eating bread, reach for the whole wheat over the white, since it also stabilizes blood sugar levels, refined grains found in white bread can send you on a blood sugar roller coaster, leaving you jittery, grumpy and hungry.

  3. Madonna Louise Ciccone:

    I want to convey the incredible journey that life has taken me on as an artist, a musician, a dancer -- a human being, trying to make Diablo Cody.The way in this world, the focus of this film will always be music. Music has kept me going and art has kept me alive. There are so many untold and inspiring stories and who better to tell it than me. It's essential to share the roller coaster ride of my life with my voice and vision.

  4. Robert Williams:

    It’s a roller coaster, when you’re in the playoffs, and you have time in between games, you ca n’t even imagine the thought processes that go into what your rotation is going to be like, how it’s going to affect the team, making the right decision on who to fill those minutes for that particular player. There’s a lot that goes on.

  5. Stephen Brennock:

    Uncertainties abound when it comes to the oil balance for the remainder of the year, competing supply-side developments ensure that the oil price roller-coaster remains in full swing.

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Translations for roller

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  • أسطوانةArabic
  • чIобChechen
  • Tümmlertaube, Ostpreußischer Werfer, Orientalische Rollertaube, Orientalischer Roller, Roller, Werfer, Racke, Rollertaube, TümmlerGerman
  • rodillo, carracaSpanish
  • pyörittäjä, lopputekstit, sininärhi, jyrä, tela, rulla, vikellysvyö, maininki, RollsFinnish
  • rollier, rouleauFrench
  • csörgőmadár, szalakótaHungarian
  • rúllaIcelandic
  • cavalloneItalian
  • cylindroLatin
  • gáagii naashchʼąąʼígííNavajo, Navaho
  • колёсико, ва́лик, вал, ро́лик, ту́рман, буру́н, сизоворо́нкаRussian
  • zlatovranaSerbo-Croatian
  • rollerSwedish
  • korak, jikorakül, hikorakül, korakül, jikorak, hikorakVolapük

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