Coiler

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A machine designed to wind flexible materials into circular loops ; an individual who manually or mechanically winds material into coils
2. A tool or device used to wrap wire, rope, or similar substances into coils ; a worker who arranges materials by twisting or looping them
3. Equipment that gathers and loops filament or wire ; a person tasked with shaping materials by coiling or spiraling them manually or with machines

Etymology: "Coiler" is about as plain as English word-building gets: it is the verb "coil" with the agent suffix "-er" attached, so it names whatever or whoever does the coiling. The verb "coil" itself came into English from Old French "coillir" and ultimately from Latin "colligere", meaning "to gather together", which is a useful clue to the sense here, since a coiler gathers a length of wire or filament into loops. The word has two distinct uses that the suffix covers neatly. As a machine, it is equipment that takes a continuous strand and winds it into a compact spiral or loop for storage, shipping or the next stage of manufacturing. As a person, it is someone whose trade is shaping material into coils, whether by hand or by running a machine. The same suffix turns "bake" into "baker" or "sing" into "singer", so the formation follows a pattern English has used for centuries.

Synonyms: spiraler, twister