headshrinker

[ hed-shring-ker ]

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nounSlang.

shrink (def. 9).

Origin of headshrinker

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50; head + shrink + -er¹

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How to use headshrinker in a sentence

I see that conclusion the head-shrinker's afraid you'll get to, Skipper.
Breaking Point | James E. Gunn

British Dictionary definitions for headshrinker

headshrinker

/ (ˈhɛdˌʃrɪŋkə) /

noun

slang a psychoanalyst: Often shortened to: shrink
a head-hunter who shrinks the heads of his victims

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