Crimper

crimp ¹  (krmp)

tr.v. crimped, crimp·ing, crimps

1. To press or pinch into small regular folds or ridges: crimp a pie crust.

2. To bend or mold (leather) into shape.

3. To cause (hair) to form tight curls or waves.

4. To have a hampering or obstructive effect on: Supplies of foreign oil were crimped by the embargo.

n.

1. The act of crimping.

2. Something made by or as if by crimping, as:

a. Hair that has been tightly curled or waved.

b. A series of curls, as of wool fibers.

c. A crease or bend.

3. An obstructing or hampering agent or force: Rising interest rates put a crimp in new home construction.

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[Dutch or Low German krimpen, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German.]

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crimper n.

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crimp ²  (krmp)

n.

A person who tricks or coerces others into service as sailors or soldiers.

tr.v. crimped, crimp·ing, crimps

To procure (sailors or soldiers) by trickery or coercion.

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[Origin unknown.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	crimper - someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers crimp abductor, kidnaper, kidnapper, snatcher - someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
	2.	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" curler, hair curler, roller mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles