headshrinker

[ hed-shring-ker ]

/ ˈhɛdˌʃrɪŋ kər /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR headshrinker ON THESAURUS.COM

noun Slang.

shrink (def. 9).

Origin of headshrinker

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50; head + shrink + -er¹

Words nearby headshrinker

headset, headsheet, headship, head shop, headshot, headshrinker, headsman, head smut, heads or tails, headspace, headspring

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Example sentences from the Web for headshrinker

Seems the brass are holding you for observation until some headshrinker gets in from HQ.
Next Door, Next World|Robert Donald Locke
If he could get to a doctor, a headshrinker, it might all be ironed out.
The Sex Life of the Gods|Michael Knerr
You're a headshrinker, Jack—why do so many minds cling to unreason with such a sullen fury?
The Trial of Callista Blake|Edgar Pangborn
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

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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单词	headshrinker
释义	headshrinker [ hed-shring-ker ] / ˈhɛdˌʃrɪŋ kər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR headshrinker ON THESAURUS.COM noun Slang. shrink (def. 9). Origin of headshrinker An Americanism dating back to 1945–50; head + shrink + -er¹ Words nearby headshrinker headset, headsheet, headship, head shop, headshot, headshrinker, headsman, head smut, heads or tails, headspace, headspring Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for headshrinker Seems the brass are holding you for observation until some headshrinker gets in from HQ. Next Door, Next World\|Robert Donald Locke If he could get to a doctor, a headshrinker, it might all be ironed out. The Sex Life of the Gods\|Michael Knerr You're a headshrinker, Jack—why do so many minds cling to unreason with such a sullen fury? The Trial of Callista Blake\|Edgar Pangborn 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 British Dictionary definitions for headshrinker headshrinker / (ˈhɛdˌʃrɪŋkə) / noun slang a psychoanalystOften shortened to: shrink a head-hunter who shrinks the heads of his victims Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to headshrinker therapist, psychotherapist, analyst, shrink, psychoanalyzer, psychopathologist
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headshrinker

noun Slang.

Origin of headshrinker

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British Dictionary definitions for headshrinker

noun

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