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headshrinker

[ hed-shring-ker ]
/ ˈhɛdˌʃrɪŋ kər /
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noun Slang.
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Origin of headshrinker

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50; head + shrink + -er1
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How to use headshrinker in a sentence

  • If he could get to a doctor, a headshrinker, it might all be ironed out.

  • Then, he'd meekly surrender and quietly go crazy in his cell, until the headshrinker came and confirmed it for real.

    Next Door, Next World|Robert Donald Locke
  • Seems the brass are holding you for observation until some headshrinker gets in from HQ.

    Next Door, Next World|Robert Donald Locke
  • You're a headshrinker, Jack—why do so many minds cling to unreason with such a sullen fury?

British Dictionary definitions for headshrinker

headshrinker
/ (ˈhɛdˌʃrɪŋkə) /

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