Shrinker
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Shrinker is a noun meaning Something that makes something else shrink.
Meaning
Something that makes something else shrink.
More Meanings
- (medicine) A sock-like article used to compress a stump remaining after amputation.
- One who shrinks or recoils.
- Something that itself shrinks.
- (slang) A psychiatrist; a head-shrinker.
Example Sentences
Are you a wishful shrinker? If you haven't dieted because you just plain like good food […]
These can be called the Blaster (aggressive), the Shrinker (overly passive), or the Me (effective).
Mr. Druggist, are you a shrinker? Hold a minute now — before getting excited. A late dictionary defines a shrinker in a general sense as one who recoils, or draws back fearfully from something dreaded.
Sometimes I think that humanity is divided into two classes, the Shrinkers and the non-Shrinkers. If you are a Shrinker, you are able to diminish yourself at will, and to slip into the kingdom of Lilliput, not in the role of Gulliver,
Word Forms
- shrinkers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include reducer, shriveler, downsizer, shriveling, diminisher, shrivelling.
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