headhunter

See also Headhunter

English

Alternative forms

• head hunter

Etymology

head +‎ hunter

Pronunciation

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Noun

headhunter (plural headhunters)

1. A savage who cuts off the heads of his enemies, and preserves them as trophies.
2. One who recruits senior personnel for a company.

   She was the best headhunter they had ever seen.

3. (baseball) A pitcher who throws at the batter's head.

   Thankfully, there aren't many headhunters in the modern game.

4. (ice hockey) A player who uses a hockey stick to attempt to strike an opponent's head.

   He is known as a goon and a headhunter.

Translations

savage

• Finnish: pääkallonmetsästäjä (fi)
• French: chasseur de têtes (fr) m
• German: Kopfjäger (de) m
• Greek: κρανιοθήρας (el) (kranioθíras) m, κυνηγός κεφαλών (el) (kiniγós kefalón) m

• Hungarian: fejvadász (hu)
• Italian: cacciare teste (it) m
• Russian: охотник за головами (ru) (oxótnik za golovámi) m
• Turkish: kelle avcısı (tr)

recruiter

• Finnish: kykyjenmetsästäjä (fi)
• French: chasseur de têtes (fr) m
• German: Headhunter (de) m
• Greek: κυνηγός κεφαλών (el) (kiniγós kefalón) m
• Hungarian: fejvadász (hu)

• Polish: łowca głów (pl) m
• Russian: охотник за головами (ru) (oxótnik za golovámi) m, охотник за умами (ru) (oxótnik za umámi) m
• Turkish: personel avcısı (tr)

See also

• headhunt
• headhunted