shrinker

[ shring-ker ]

noun

a person or thing that shrinks.
a device or chemical substance for shrinking.

Slang. shrink (def. 9).

Origin of shrinker

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First recorded in 1545–55; shrink + -er¹

Words Nearby shrinker

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How to use shrinker in a sentence

Now, having brought her to this situation, he abruptly abandoned the wheel and turned it over to his colleague, the shrinker.
Jill the Reckless | P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
I see that conclusion the head-shrinker's afraid you'll get to, Skipper.
Breaking Point | James E. Gunn
He himself was no coward, no shrinker from the great issues.
The Double Four | E. Phillips Oppenheim

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