headhunter en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈhɛdˌhʌntɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From head + hunter.
Meanings
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A person who practises headhunting, the taking and preserving of a person's head after killing them.
Theirs was the spirit which upheld Darwin among the gauchos of the Argentine or Wallace among the head-hunters of Malaya.
1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:We were accommodated here in the verandah of the large house, in which were several great baskets of dried human heads, the trophies of past generations of head-hunters.
1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 84:
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One who recruits skilled personnel, especially executive-level ones, for a company.
Near-synonyms: recruiter, talent scout
A headhunter called me out of the blue with an offer I couldn't refuse.
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A pitcher who throws at the batter's head.
Thankfully, there aren't many headhunters in the modern game.
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A player who uses a hockey stick to attempt to strike an opponent's head.
He is known as a goon and a headhunter.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| headhunters | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| head hunter | alternative | lexicographic |
Descendants
Relateds
headhunted · headhunt · duster (baseball pitching) · headhunting
Synonyms
Translations (37)
ro vânător de capete (practitioner of headhunting) · ka რეკრუტერი (recruiter) · hu fejvadász (practitioner of headhunting) · tr personel avcısı (recruiter) · el κρανιοθήρας (practitioner of headhunting) · ru охо́тник за голова́ми (recruiter) · de Headhunter (recruiter) · ka რეკრუიტერი (recruiter) · fi kykyjenmetsästäjä (recruiter) · el κυνηγός κεφαλών (recruiter) · ms pemburu kepala (practitioner of headhunting) · tr kelle avcısı (practitioner of headhunting) · af kopjagter (practitioner of headhunting) · ro recruiter (recruiter) · it cacciare teste (practitioner of headhunting) · sv huvudjägare (practitioner of headhunting) · ru охо́тник за голова́ми (practitioner of headhunting) · ka კადრების შემრჩევი (recruiter) · af roofwerwer (recruiter) · pt caçador de talentos (recruiter) · hu fejvadász (recruiter) · ka კადრების აყვანის აგენტი (recruiter) · tl mamumugot (practitioner of headhunting) · ms pengayau (practitioner of headhunting) · pt caçador de cabeças (practitioner of headhunting) · pt recrutador (recruiter) · fi pääkallonmetsästäjä (practitioner of headhunting) · sv huvudjägare (recruiter) · fr chasseur de têtes (recruiter) · pl łowca głów (recruiter) · fr chasseur de têtes (practitioner of headhunting) · nl koppensneller (practitioner of headhunting) · ru охо́тник за ума́ми (recruiter) · el κυνηγός κεφαλών (practitioner of headhunting) · nl koppensneller (recruiter) · ro recrutor (recruiter) · de Kopfjäger (practitioner of headhunting)