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noundeprogrammer (plural deprogrammers)
plural deprogrammers
- 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
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APA
deprogrammer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprogrammer
MLA
“deprogrammer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprogrammer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deprogrammer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprogrammer.
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