Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun crimper

2 senses of crimper

Sense 1
crimp, crimper -- (someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers)
       => kidnapper, kidnaper, abductor, snatcher -- (someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom))

Sense 2
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")
       => mechanical device -- (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)