deprogrammer
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8.5
- noun
- /ˌdiːˈproʊɡræmər/
:
desprogramador
- You were the only deprogrammer to work with members of the branch Davids Davidsons prior to the Waco siege.
- cult deprogrammers
- hire a deprogrammer
Examples
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We'll get you the best deprogrammer money can buy.
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I retorted that I didn't see his role as that of a deprogrammer but as an educator.
Academic text (1991) -
A large section of the US appears to require the services of a cult deprogrammer.
Blog text (17) -
Come on, man.Your deprogrammer will be right with you, all right?
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We're deprogrammers with marijuana anonymous.
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More recently, expert testimony on brainwashing was excluded on the basis of an affidavit by Dick Anthony in a trial of deprogrammers.
Academic text (1995) -
In addition, there have been numerous criminal and civil actions against "deprogrammers" who are alleged to have taken certain actions (e.g., kidnapping, false imprisonment, violation of civil rights) against members of religious movements to "rescue" them.
Academic text (1995) -
After leaving the cult, she realized she needed the help of a deprogrammer to recover her sense of self.
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The deprogrammer worked tirelessly to help him understand the manipulation he had faced in the group.
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Many families seek a deprogrammer to assist their loved ones in breaking free from dangerous influences.
How Intensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
deprogrammer = deprogram (semi-transparent) = de + program + er
The suffix -er transparently forms an agent noun meaning a person who deprograms.
Etymology
Deprogrammer comes from the parts de- 'remove' and program 'a set of instructions', like a computer program. A helpful way to remember the meaning is to think of a person who 'removes a program' from someone's mind, so a deprogrammer helps reverse cult beliefs or other indoctrination.