headhunter

headhunter

See also: Headhunter, head-hunter, and head hunter

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 French: chasseur de têtes (fr) m German: Kopfjäger m Greek: κρανιοθήρας m (kraniothíras), κυνηγός κεφαλών m (kynigós kefalón) Hungarian: fejvadász (hu) Italian: cacciare teste m

Romanian: vânător de capete m Russian: охо́тник за голова́ми m (oxótnik za golovámi) Swedish: huvudjägare c Tagalog: mamumugot Turkish: kelle avcısı

recruiter

Finnish: kykyjenmetsästäjä (fi) French: chasseur de têtes (fr) m Georgian: რეკრუტერი (reḳruṭeri), რეკრუიტერი (reḳruiṭeri), კადრების აყვანის აგენტი (ḳadrebis aq̇vanis agenṭi), კადრების შემრჩევი (ḳadrebis šemrčevi) German: Headhunter (de) m Greek: κυνηγός κεφαλών m (kynigós kefalón) Hungarian: fejvadász (hu)

Polish: łowca głów m Romanian: recruiter m, recrutor (ro) m Russian: охо́тник за голова́ми m (oxótnik za golovámi), охо́тник за ума́ми m (oxótnik za umámi) Swedish: huvudjägare c Turkish: personel avcısı

See also

• headhunt
• headhunted