# roller

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹəʊlə/ · frequency rank #7,282

## Definitions
1. Anything that rolls.
2. Anything that rolls.
3. Anything that rolls.
4. Anything that rolls.
5. Anything that rolls.
6. Anything that rolls.
7. Anything that rolls.
8. Anything that rolls.
9. Anything that rolls.
10. Anything that rolls.
11. Anything that rolls.
12. Anything that rolls.
13. Anything that rolls.
14. Anything that rolls.
15. Anything that rolls.
16. Anything that rolls.
17. A long wide bandage used in surgery.
18. A large, wide, curling wave that falls back on itself as it breaks on a coast.
19. A bird.
20. A bird.
21. A police patrol car or patrolman (rather than an unmarked police car or a detective)
22. A padded surcingle that is used on horses for training and vaulting.
23. A roll of titles or (especially) credits played over film or video; television or film credits.
24. A wheelchair user.
25. A Rolls-Royce motorcar.
26. A type break that consists of drum rolls; a drum and bass track made with such breaks.

## Etymology
* From Middle English rollere, equivalent to roll + -er.
* (credits in TV or film): These were originally printed on a physical cylinder that was rotated in front of the camera.

## Easily confused with
- **rolls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roller-vs-rolls)
- **ruler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roller-vs-ruler)
- **rover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roller-vs-rover)
- **rower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roller-vs-rower)
- **roper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roller-vs-roper)
- **Rollo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roller-vs-rollo)
- **roster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roller-vs-roster)
- **router** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roller-vs-router)
- **Rowley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roller-vs-rowley)
- **rollover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roller-vs-rollover)
- **roll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roll-vs-roller)
- **roles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roles-vs-roller)
- **roger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/roger-vs-roller)
- **Rolex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolex-vs-roller)
- **Rolfe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolfe-vs-roller)
- **rolled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rolled-vs-roller)
- **robber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/robber-vs-roller)
- **rocker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rocker-vs-roller)
- **Rodger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rodger-vs-roller)

## Common misspellings (7)
`orller`, `rloler`, `rolelr`, `roler`, `rollerr`, `rollre`, `rroller`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/roller