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 tête m. German: Kopfjäger (de) m.

Greek: κρανιοθήρας (el) (kranioθíras) m., κυνηγός κεφαλών (el) (kiniγós kefalón) m. Hungarian: fejvadász (hu) Italian: cacciare teste

recruiter

Finnish: kykyjenmetsästäjä (fi) French: chasseur de tête m. German: Headhunter (de) m.

Greek: κυνηγός κεφαλών (el) (kiniγós kefalón) m. Hungarian: fejvadász (hu)

See also

• headhunt
• headhunted