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shrinker

American  
[shring-ker] / ˈʃrɪŋ kər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that shrinks.

  2. a device or chemical substance for shrinking.

  3. Slang. shrink.


Etymology

Origin of shrinker

First recorded in 1545–55; shrink + -er 1

Example Sentences

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And dozens of others have been established, the most notable being the Fazio-designed Butler National, home of the Western Open and shrinker of tour egos.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 17, 2020

It turns out that he’s a world-class head shrinker — and head enlarger, too, an all-purpose mind-bender.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2016

You'll giggle the first time you hear it, but this is a shrinker: a song that gets worse with every listen.

From The Guardian • Oct. 1, 2010

As the album opens, Katie is heard applying to a head-shrinker: Shrinker man, shrinker man, Set me right if you can.

From Time Magazine Archive

So they leave while I pull my shrinker sock back on and pin my pant leg up.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

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