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deprogrammer

deprogrammer noun: one who deprograms.

Noun

deprogrammer (plural deprogrammers)

  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.1981 December 19, Jil Clark, “Ohio Woman Files Suit Against "Deprogrammers"”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 22, page 1

Forms of deprogrammer

pluraldeprogrammers

Origin of deprogrammer

From deprogram + -er.

Questions about deprogrammer

What does deprogrammer mean?
Deprogrammer means one who deprograms.
What part of speech is deprogrammer?
Deprogrammer is a noun.
What is the plural of deprogrammer?
The plural of deprogrammer is deprogrammers.

Words near deprogrammer in the dictionary

  1. deprogrammable
  2. deprogramme
  3. deprogrammed
  4. deprogrammee
  5. deprogrammees
  6. deprogrammer
  7. deprogrammers
  8. deprogrammes
  9. deprogramming
  10. deprogrammings
  11. deprograms

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