shrinker

ˈʃrɪŋkər

Definition

Definition of shrinker - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

sock-like device compressing an amputated stump

TECH.

The doctor recommended a shrinker for better healing.

compression sock

psychology

Rare

Slang

psychiatrist referred to in slang

Rare

Slang

He joked about visiting his shrinker every week.

headshrinker

shrink

size reducer

Rare

object that causes something to become smaller

Rare

The fabric shrinker worked perfectly on my new shirt.

compressor

contractor

reducer

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sock-like device compressing an amputated stump

Origin of shrinker

English, shrink (to contract) + -er (agent)

Examples of shrinker in a sentence

The shrinker helped in shaping the limb post-surgery.
She confided her fears to her shrinker.
His shrinker suggested new coping strategies.
The wood shrinker reduced the size of the planks.
He used a shrinker to fit the metal parts.

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French:chaussette de compression, psy, ...
German:Kompressionsstrumpf, Seelenklempner, ...
Italian:calza compressiva, strizzacervelli, ...
Spanish:compresor, loquero, ...
Portuguese:shrinker, psiquiatra, ...
Chinese:残肢套, 精神科医生, ...
Japanese:シュリンカー, 精神科医, ...
Arabic:جورَب ضاغِط, طَبِيب نَفْسِي, ...
Hebrew:גרב לחץ, פְּסִיכִיאַטֶר, ...
Russian:компрессионный чехол, психиатр, ...
Ukrainian:компресійний чохол, психіатр, ...
Hindi:श्रिंकर, मनोचिकित्सक, ...
Bengali:শ্রিঙ্কার, মনোরোগ বিশেষজ্ঞ, ...
Catalan:compressor, psico, ...
Czech:kompresní návlek, cvokař, ...
Danish:kompressionsstrømpe, hjernevrider, ...
Dutch:compressiekous, psychiater, ...
Greek:ελαστικός επίδεσμος, ψυχίατρος, ...
Hungarian:kompressziós csonkharisnya, pszichodoki, ...
Khmer:ស្រោមបង្ហាប់គល់អវយវៈដែលត្រូវកាត់ចេញ, ពេទ្យចិត្តសាស្ត្រ, ...
Korean:슈링커, 정신과 의사, ...
Persian:شرینکر, روانپزشک, ...
Polish:opaska uciskowa, psychiatra, ...
Portuguese (BR):meia compressiva para coto, psiquiatra, ...
Romanian:șrinker, psihiatru, ...
Swedish:kompressionsstrumpa, huvudkrymparen, ...
Thai:อุปกรณ์บีบอัด, จิตแพทย์, ...
Turkish:büzücü, psikiyatrist, ...
Vietnamese:tất nén, bác sĩ tâm lý, ...

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