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crimper

noun
/ˈkɹɪmpɚ/US/ˈkɹɪmpə(ɹ)/UK

Etymology

From crimp + -er (agent noun suffix) or, for the climbing hold, + -er (patient suffix).

  1. derived from *krimpaną✻ — “to shrink, draw back”
  2. derived from crimpen
  3. inherited from crimpen — “to be contracted, be drawn together”
  4. suffixed as crimper — “crimp + er”

Definitions

  1. A small climbing hold that can only be held with the tips of a person's fingers.

  2. A person who crimps when climbing.

  3. A hairdresser.

  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. A device for giving hair a wavy appearance.

    2. Someone who adds pleats to fabric for clothes, drapery, etc.

    3. A tool used to crimp, to join two pieces of metal.

    4. An instrument for crimping or ruffling pastry when making a pie.

    5. A curved board or frame over which the upper of a boot or shoe is stretched to the…

      A curved board or frame over which the upper of a boot or shoe is stretched to the required shape.

    6. A machine for crimping or ruffling textile fabrics.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA