savage vs head-shrinker

head-shrinker vs savage

savage and head-shrinker both are nouns.

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

savage is a verb but head-shrinker is not a verb.

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

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

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

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

savage (noun)	head-shrinker (noun)
a member of an uncivilized people	a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies
a cruelly rapacious person	a physician who specializes in psychiatry

savage (adjective)	head-shrinker (adjective)
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
without civilizing influences
marked by extreme and violent energy
wild and menacing

savage (verb)	head-shrinker (verb)
criticize harshly or violently
attack brutally and fiercely

Difference between savage and head-shrinker

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