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Definition of Head-shrinker

1. Noun. A physician who specializes in psychiatry.

2. Noun. A savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies.

Definition of Head-shrinker

1. Noun. (slang) A psychiatrist or psychotherapist; a shrink. ¹

2. Noun. Literally, one who shrinks heads, as previously done by some Amazon tribes. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Head-shrinker

head-first head-hunter head-hunters head-in-the-clouds head-in-the-sand head-kerchief head-like head-of-household head-of-state head-on

head-on collision head-on collisions head-ons head-scratcher head-shrinker (current term) head-shrinkers head-spinningly head-the-ball head-tilt head-to-head

head-turner head-turners head-up display head-up displays head ache head and neck neoplasms head and shoulders head and shoulders above head blight

Literary usage of Head-shrinker

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Criminal Polit Buros and Other Plagues by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1994)
"“I've told you guys a million times, Deem is in cahoots with a head shrinker up in Santa Barbara. Every time there is a killing Deem calls Dr. Battson down ..."

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