barbarian vs head-shrinker

head-shrinker vs barbarian

barbarian and head-shrinker both are nouns.

barbarian is an adjective but head-shrinker is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
barbarian	Yes	Yes	No	No
head-shrinker	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, head-shrinker is a hyponym of barbarian; that is, head-shrinker is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than barbarian:

barbarian: a member of an uncivilized people
head-shrinker: a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies

Other hyponyms of barbarian include anthropophagite, anthropophagus, cannibal, man-eater, headhunter, hunter-gatherer, Vandal.

barbarian (noun)	head-shrinker (noun)
a member of an uncivilized people	a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies
a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement	a physician who specializes in psychiatry

barbarian (adjective)	head-shrinker (adjective)
without civilizing influences

Difference between barbarian and head-shrinker

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