curler

UK: /ˈkɜː^rlə^r/ US: /ˈkɝlɚ/ ,(kûr′lər)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

curl•er /ˈkɜrlɚ/  n. [countable]

1. a small device used to curl the hair.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

curl•er  (kûr′lər), n. 

1. a person or thing that curls.
2. Clothing any of various pins, clasps, rollers, or appliances on which locks of hair are wound or clamped for curling.
3. Sport a player at the game of curling.

• curl + -er¹ 1630–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

curler / ˈkɜːlə/ noun

1. any of various pins, clasps, or rollers used to curl or wave hair
2. a person or thing that curls
3. a person who plays curling