Roller may refer to:

Birds

*Roller, a bird of the family Coraciidae *

Roller (pigeon) A roller pigeon is a domesticated breed or variety of pigeon that has been selected for its ability to tumble or roll in the air. Varieties of roller pigeons include: *Birmingham Roller * Galatz Roller * Oriental Roller * Parlor Roller See also ...

, a domesticated breed or variety of pigeon

Devices

* Roller (agricultural tool), a non-powered tool for flattening ground * Road roller, a vehicle for compacting **

Steamroller A steamroller (or steam roller) is a form of road roller – a type of heavy construction machinery used for leveling surfaces, such as roads or airfields – that is powered by a steam engine. The leveling/flattening action is achieved through ...

, a form of road roller * Roller, an element of a

rolling-element bearing In mechanical engineering, a rolling-element bearing, also known as a rolling bearing, is a bearing which carries a load by placing rolling elements (such as balls or rollers) between two concentric, grooved rings called races. The relative m ...

* Roller, used in

rolling (metalworking) In metalworking, rolling is a metal forming process in which metal stock is passed through one or more pairs of rolls to reduce the thickness, to make the thickness uniform, and/or to impart a desired mechanical property. The concept is simil ...

* Roller, in a roller mill, to crush or grind various materials * Rolling pin, a compacting device used for preparing dough for cooking * Roller (BEAM), a robot * Bicycle rollers, a type of bicycle trainer *

Hair roller Hair is a protein filament that grows from follicles found in the dermis. Hair is one of the defining characteristics of mammals. The human body, apart from areas of glabrous skin, is covered in follicles which produce thick terminal and fine ...

, used to curl hair *

Paint roller A paint roller is a paint application tool used for painting large flat surfaces rapidly and efficiently. The paint roller typically consists of two parts: a "roller frame," and a "roller cover." The roller cover absorbs the paint and transfers ...

, a paint application tool * Roller, or training surcingle, around a horse's girth

Arts and entertainment

Bay City Rollers The Bay City Rollers are a Scottish pop rock band known for their worldwide teen idol popularity in the 1970s. They have been called the "tartan teen sensations from Edinburgh" and one of many acts heralded as the "biggest group since the Beat ...

, or the Rollers, a Scottish pop rock band * " The Roller", a 2011 song by Beady Eye * "Roller" (Apache 207 song), 2019 * "Roller" (April Wine song), 1978 * ''Roller'' (Goblin album), 1976 * Roller, partner of the Optimus Prime character

People with the surname

Charles Roller Charles Summerville Roller Jr. (September 8, 1879 – March 16, 1963) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Furman University from 1901 to 1902 and at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) from 1907 t ...

(1879–1963), American football player and coach *

A. Clyde Roller Archibald Clyde Roller (October 13, 1914 – October 16, 2005) was an American music professor, conductor, and oboist. Roller, a native of Rogersville, Missouri, received his musical education at the Eastman School of Music, graduating in 1941. ...

(1914–2005), American conductor and music educator * Edeltraud Roller (1957-2020), German political scientist * Joseph Roller (1929–1998), Luxembourgian footballer * Kyle Roller (born 1988), American baseball player * Mihail Roller (1908–1958), Romanian communist politician * Philip Roller (born 1994), Thai footballer * William Roller (1858—1949), English cricketer

Other uses

* Apache Roller, a blog server written in Java * Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team, or Rollers * Roller (typeface), originally Iberica, by Carlos Winkow * Roller printing on textiles