hairpuller

English

Etymology

hair + puller

Noun

hairpuller (plural hairpullers)

  1. One who pulls the hair.
    • 2011, Donald W. Black, Nancy C. Andreasen, Introductory Textbook of Psychiatry, page 375:
      Compulsive hairpullers frequently have comorbid mood and anxiety disorders []
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