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shrinker

1 6.1

A tool or person that makes things smaller in size

noun
/ˈʃrɪŋkər/

: reductor

That sounds like a real weenie shrinker.

Examples

I bought a shrinker to help minimize the packaging for my shipping items.
We used a shrinker to reduce the size of the image before printing it.
The special shrinker in our workshop can help make large furniture more compact for transport.

Synonyms

crusher

vsshrinker

Specialized

61 3.9

A machine that breaks large objects into smaller pieces, like rocks or cans

refers more generally to any person or device that reduces size or amount

compactor

vsshrinker

13 3.8

A machine that presses waste or soil to make it smaller

is the broader label for any reducing person or device, not only pressing

reducer

vsshrinker

1 5.0

A thing that lowers the level or strength of something

focuses on a person or device that reduces physical size or amount

minimizer

vsshrinker

1 5.8

A person or thing that makes something smaller

is used for real people or devices rather than an abstract process

shrink ray

vsshrinker

1 9.9

A made-up machine that makes people or things much smaller

is the normal term for real people or devices that make things smaller

cruncher

vsshrinker

Specialized

1 6.0

A machine that crushes and compacts large items like cans or boxes

covers any method of making things smaller, not only crushing

deflater

vsshrinker

4.8

A tool or person that lets air out of things like tires

is a general reducer of size or amount, not limited to removing air

shortener

vsshrinker

4.4

A person or thing that makes something less long

is about making things smaller in size or amount generally, not only shorter

Antonyms

expander

2 4.4

A tool used to make things wider, for example a jaw or a pipe

Compounds

head-shrinker

Slang

1 9.3

A doctor who treats mental health problems

head-shrinker

NSFW

9.9

A person who cuts off and keeps enemy heads as trophies

Surface Forms

shrinker singular

shrinkers plural

Morphology

shrinker = shrink (transparent) = shrink + er

Standard agent/instrument nominalization from the verb 'shrink' yielding a person or device that makes something smaller, which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Shrinker is made from shrink ('become smaller') plus the ending -er ('one who' or 'that which'), so a shrinker is a tool or person that makes something smaller.