crisper UK /ˈkɹɪspə/US /ˈkɹɪspɚ/ noun4 •A cooled food storage container, used to cool items that do not require complete refrigeration. •The section of a refrigerator used to store fruit and vegetables at a slightly higher temperature than the rest of the refrigerator. •An instrument for making little curls in the nap of cloth. •(no longer used) A device for crisping or curling the hair.Now she had washed her hair and set it with those tin crispers to which her brother-in-law had objected, and rolled the ends on metal curlers. — 1944 formscrispers