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headshrinker

head shrink er |ˈhedˌSHriNGkər ˈhɛdˌʃrɪŋkər | noun historical a headhunter who preserved and shrank the heads of his dead enemies. informal a clinical psychiatrist, psychologist, or psychotherapist. Compare with shrink.

 

Oxford Dictionary

headshrinker

head |shrink ¦er |ˈhɛdʃrɪŋkə | noun 1 historical a headhunter who preserved and shrank the heads of his dead enemies. 2 informal, chiefly N. Amer. a psychiatrist. Compare with shrink.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

headshrinker

h ad shr nk er 名詞 C ⦅くだけて おどけて ⦆精神科医 (psychiatrist ) (!shrinkともいう ) .