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Noun roller has 7 senses

roller - a grounder that rolls along the infield
--₁ is a kind of grounder, ground ball, groundball, hopper
roller, roll, rolling wave - a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore
--₂ is a kind of wave, moving ridge

Derived form: verb roll₁₁
roller - a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate)
--₃ is a kind of wheel
--₃ is a part of roller skate
--₃ has particulars: caster, castor
Derived form: verb roll₁
roller - a cylinder that revolves
--₄ is a kind of cylinder
--₄ is a part of roller blind
--₄ has particulars: garden roller; paint roller; platen; sprocket; trundle
Derived form: verb roll₁
curler, hair curler, roller, crimper - 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"
--₅ is a kind of mechanical device

Derived form: verb roll₆
roller - Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers
--₆ is a kind of coraciiform bird
--₆ is a member of Coraciidae, family Coraciidae
--₆ has particulars: European roller, Coracias garrulus; ground roller
roller, tumbler, tumbler pigeon - pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground
--₇ is a kind of domestic pigeon