Etymology
Origin of shrinker
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
He checks out the stump protector that’s been put on over the shrinker sock.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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