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Headshrinker

[hed-shring-ker]

head·shrink·er

[hed-shring-ker]
noun Slang.
shrink (def. 9).

Origin:
1945–50, Americanism; head + shrink + -er1
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Headshrinker is always a great word to know.
So is rhubarb. Does it mean:
a closemouthed or uncommunicative person, especially one who keeps secrets well
a quarrel or squabble
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headshrinker (ˈhɛdˌʃrɪŋkə)
 
n
1.  slang Often shortened to: shrink a psychoanalyst
2.  a head-hunter who shrinks the heads of his victims

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