# shrinker

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Something that makes something else shrink.
2. A psychiatrist; a head-shrinker.
3. A sock-like article used to compress a stump remaining after amputation.
4. One who shrinks or recoils.
5. Something that itself shrinks.

## Etymology
From shrink + -er.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shrinker