English Explanatory Dictionary

head-shrinker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A psychiatrist or psychotherapist; a shrink.
  2. One who shrinks heads, as previously done by some Amazon tribes.

Pronunciation

En-au-head-shrinker.ogg

Word forms

head-shrinker head-shrinkers headshrinker

Etymology

Originally US, probably by reference to slang terms like “swelled head” for someone with delusions of grandeur; a psychiatrist would remove such delusions, thus figuratively shrinking the patient's swelled head.

Synonyms

headshrink shrink trick cyclist
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