1. a person who uses systematic methods to change someone’s beliefs or attitudes through psychological pressure

Examples

• The cult leader was accused of being a skilled brainwasher who controlled his followers completely.
• In the spy novel, the enemy agent worked as a brainwasher in a secret facility.
• The documentary exposed the techniques used by political brainwashers during wartime.
• She feared that the extremist group’s brainwasher would target vulnerable young people.
• The psychologist studied the methods employed by professional brainwashers.
• Critics called the propaganda minister a master brainwasher who twisted public opinion.