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headshrinker
[ hed-shring-ker ]
/ ˈhɛdˌʃrɪŋ kər /
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noun Slang.
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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.
The Sex Life of the Gods|Michael KnerrThen, 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 LockeSeems the brass are holding you for observation until some headshrinker gets in from HQ.
Next Door, Next World|Robert Donald LockeYou're a headshrinker, Jack—why do so many minds cling to unreason with such a sullen fury?
The Trial of Callista Blake|Edgar Pangborn
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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