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/ˈroʊ.lɚ/ · rol·ler
noun
- Any object or device that rolls, typically cylindrical in shape. The children sent the toy roller careening down the grassy slope.
- A long, wide bandage, often gauze, used in surgery to wrap around limbs or organs. The surgeon wrapped a sterile roller around the patient's arm to stop the bleeding.
- A large, wide, curling wave that breaks back on itself, commonly observed on surf coasts. The surfers timed their paddles to catch the perfect roller before it crashed.
verb
- To travel or move using roller skates; to skate on rollers. She rollered around the rink with effortless grace.
Did you know? The surfing sense of ‘roller’ emerged in early 20th‑century Hawaiian surf culture to describe a wave that rolls over itself, a usage that spread worldwide through surf magazines.