Deprogrammer

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who deprograms.

    "Stephaniie's mother paid nationally famous cult "deprogrammer" Patrick $8,000 to change her daughter's "lifestyle," accord to reports in the local news media. The reports said that Marita Miethmiller objects to her daughter's relationship with her roommate."

Example

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"Stephaniie's mother paid nationally famous cult "deprogrammer" Patrick $8,000 to change her daughter's "lifestyle," accord to reports in the local news media. The reports said that Marita Miethmiller objects to her daughter's relationship with her roommate."

Etymology

From deprogram + -er.

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