Roller

See also: roller

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

Roller (plural Rollers)

1. (slang) A Rolls-Royce car
   • 1991, Sally Wentworth, Taken on Trust, page 9:

     Only I thought private eyes were supposed to be discreet; you could hardly call yourself that when you drive a Roller.

Translations

nickname for Rolls-Royce car

• Finnish: Rolls

Anagrams

• Orrell, reroll

German

Etymology

From rollen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Roller m (strong, genitive Rollers, plural Roller)

1. anything that rolls
2. roller, scooter
   1. a device a human on two wheels propelled by stepping on the ground, a kick scooter or push scooter
   2. a device a human on two wheels propelled by a motor, Motorroller

Declension

Declension of Roller [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Roller	die	Roller
genitive	eines	des	Rollers	der	Roller
dative	einem	dem	Roller	den	Rollern
accusative	einen	den	Roller	die	Roller

Derived terms

• Elektroroller, Geländeroller, Kinderroller, Motorroller, Steppenroller, Tretroller
• Rollstuhl, Rollerbahn, Rollerfahrt

Descendants

• → Hungarian: roller

References

• “Roller” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Roller” in Duden online