"headshrinker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: headshrinkers [plural]
Etymology: From head + shrinker. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|head|shrinker}} head + shrinker Head templates: {{en-noun}} headshrinker (plural headshrinkers)
  1. Alternative form of head-shrinker. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: head-shrinker
    Sense id: en-headshrinker-en-noun-3I4GvPjE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Psychiatry

Inflected forms

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