headshrinker

[ hed-shring-ker ]
/ ˈhɛdˌʃrɪŋ kər /
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noun Slang.

shrink(def 9).

Origin of headshrinker

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

Words nearby headshrinker

headscarf, headset, headsheet, headship, headshot, headshrinker, headsman, headspace, headspring, headsquare, headstall

Words related to headshrinker

therapist, psychotherapist, analyst, shrink

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 psychoanalyst Often shortened to: shrink
a head-hunter who shrinks the heads of his victims