roller
English
/ˈɹəʊlə/, /ˈɹoʊlɚ/
noun
Definitions
- (heading) Anything that rolls.
- A long wide bandage used in surgery.
- A large, wide, curling wave that falls back on itself as it breaks on a coast.
- (heading) A bird.
- A police patrol car or patrolman (rather than an unmarked police car or a detective)
- A padded surcingle that is used on horses for training and vaulting.
- (TV) A roll of titles or (especially) credits played over film or video; television or film credits.
- (slang) A wheelchair user.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English rollere affix from English roll.
Origin
English
roll
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Rollermania English
- antiroll English
- backroll English
- ball English
- bankroll English
- beadroll English
- bedroll English
- beroll English
- blade English
- board English
- bogroll English
- checkroll English
- drum English
- eye-roll English
- freeroll English
- handroll English
- jellyroll English
- leafroll English
- midroll English
- neckroll English
- outroll English
- passroll English
- payroll English
- postroll English
- preroll English
- reroll English
- rickroll English
- roll English
- rollability English
- rollable English
- rollaboard English
- rollaway English
- rollback English
- rollbag English
- rollbar English
- rolldown English
- roller sled hockey English
- roller sledge hockey English
- rollerball English
- rollerblade English
- rollerblader English
- rollerboard English
- rollerdrum English
- rollered English
- rollerless English
- rollerman English
- rollest English
- rolleth English
- rollform English
- rollie English
- rollneck English
- rollography English
- rollover English
- rollsign English
- rollunder English
- rollway English
- rolly English
- rolly polly English
- sled hockey English
- sledge hockey English
- steam English
- steamroll English
- steamroller English
- torpedo roll English
- unroll English
- uproll English
- roller French
- rollerblade Portuguese
- ローラー Japanese
- ロール Japanese
- rollen Middle English
- rollere Middle English
- ρόλεϊ Greek (modern)
- rol Tok Pisin
- roll
- ball
- drum
- blade
- board
- steam
- rolly
- reroll
- uproll
- unroll
- rollie
- beroll
- rolleth
- payroll
- bedroll
- outroll
- midroll
- preroll
- rollway
- bogroll
- rollbar
- rollest
- rollbag
- rolldown
- antiroll
- passroll
- rollable
- bankroll
- rollsign
- handroll
- leafroll
- rollneck
- eye-roll
- rollered
- rollback
- rollform
- neckroll
- rollover
- rollaway
- rickroll
- postroll
- backroll
- beadroll
- freeroll
- rollerman
- steamroll
- checkroll
- jellyroll
- rollunder
- rollerball
- rollerdrum
- rollerless
- rollaboard
- rollerboard
- steamroller
- rolly polly
- rollability
- rollerblade
- Rollermania
- sled hockey
- rollography
- rollerblader
- torpedo roll
- sledge hockey
- roller sled hockey
- roller sledge hockey