crimper
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English
Etymology
From crimp + -er (agent noun suffix) or, for the climbing hold, + -er (patient suffix).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɹɪmpɚ/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɹɪmpə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪmpə(ɹ)
Noun
crimper (plural crimpers)
- A small climbing hold that can only be held with the tips of a person's fingers.
- A person who crimps when climbing.
- (chiefly British) A hairdresser.
- A device for giving hair a wavy appearance.
- Someone who adds pleats to fabric for clothes, drapery, etc.
- A tool used to crimp, to join two pieces of metal.
- Synonyms: crimping tool, crimping pliers
- An instrument for crimping or ruffling pastry when making a pie.
- A curved board or frame over which the upper of a boot or shoe is stretched to the required shape.
- A machine for crimping or ruffling textile fabrics.
Translations
crimping tool — see crimping tool