from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
crimper
n 1: someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors
or soldiers [syn: {crimp}, {crimper}]
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}, {crimper}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Crimper \Crimp"er\ (-[~a]r), n.
One who, or that which, crimps; as:
(a) A curved board or frame over which the upper of a boot or
shoe is stretched to the required shape.
(b) A device for giving hair a wavy appearance.
(c) A machine for crimping or ruffling textile fabrics.
[1913 Webster]