Meaning of head-shrinker | Babel Free
Definitions
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A psychiatrist or psychotherapist; a shrink. slang
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One who shrinks heads, as previously done by some Amazon tribes. literally
Equivalents
Suomi
kallonkutistaja
Examples
“DIESEL: In the opinion on this court, this child is depraved on account he ain't had a normal home. ACTION: Hey, I'm depraved on account I'm deprived. DIESEL: So take him to a headshrinker.”
“I listened to the sculptor of Dead Dad give an interview to a European television station while he crouched by the shrunken corpse of his own creation, a huge technical advance over the headshrinkers of New Guinea.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.