1. someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers • Syn: crimp • Hypernyms: kidnapper, kidnaper, abductor, snatcher 2. 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 • Syn: curler, hair curler, roller • Derivationally related forms: roll (for: roller), curl (for: curler) • Hypernyms: mechanical device