Definition of Roller

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Roller

One who, or that which, rolls; especially, a cylinder, sometimes grooved, of wood, stone, metal, etc., used in husbandry and the arts.

A bandage; a fillet; properly, a long and broad bandage used in surgery.

One of series of long, heavy waves which roll in upon a coast, sometimes in calm weather.

A long, belt-formed towel, to be suspended on a rolling cylinder; -- called also roller towel.

A cylinder coated with a composition made principally of glue and molassess, with which forms of type are inked previously to taking an impression from them.

A long cylinder on which something is rolled up; as, the roller of a man.

A small wheel, as of a caster, a roller skate, etc.

ANy insect whose larva rolls up leaves; a leaf roller. see Tortrix.

Any one of numerous species of Old World picarian birds of the family Coraciadae. The name alludes to their habit of suddenly turning over or "tumbling" in flight.

Any species of small ground snakes of the family Tortricidae.

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Roller Quotations

It's been quite a roller coaster ride, but I've grown and learned a lot about myself. The greatest thing is being able to interact with fans and touch people's lives... for that I give thanks.
Christina Aguilera

Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

I love roller coasters. I don't get a chance often, but I've gone to Magic Mountain and gone on the rides. I love roller coasters.
Anthony Hopkins

Life is like a roller coaster, live it, be happy, enjoy life.
Avril Lavigne

The artist I wanna be like is Michael Jackson. I'll get the house with the roller coaster and the rides and a disco, and I'll invite all my friends and just stay at home.
Lil' Kim

Enthusiasm is not the same as just being excited. One gets excited about going on a roller coaster. One becomes enthusiastic about creating and building a roller coaster.
Bo Bennett

But each time I seemed to be climbing into a roller coaster and finding myself coming through the downhill run with that sort of dazed feeling that we all know.
Enzo Ferrari

Everybody likes a roller coaster ride.
Pete Waterman

I better make the plot good. I wanted to make it grip people on the first page and have a big turning point in the middle, as there is, and construct the whole thing like a roller coaster ride.
Mark Haddon

To answer that I have to describe what I think is my responsibility as a thriller writer: To give my readers the most exciting roller coaster ride of a suspense story I can possibly think of.
Jeffery Deaver

Roller Translations

roller in Dutch is rol, cilinder
roller in French is cylindre
roller in German is Rolle, Walze
roller in Italian is ruolo, rullo
roller in Norwegian is sylinder
roller in Portuguese is rolo
roller in Spanish is bobina, rodillo, cilindro

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