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head-hunter

head-hunter is the alternative spelling of headhunter.

Meaning of headhunter

Noun

headhunter (plural headhunters)

  1. A person who practises headhunting, the taking and preserving of a person's head after killing them.
    • 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
  2. One who recruits skilled personnel, especially executive-level ones, for a company.
    • Near-synonyms: recruiter, talent scout
  3. A pitcher who throws at the batter's head.
    • Thankfully, there aren't many headhunters in the modern game.
  4. 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 of head-hunter

pluralhead-hunters
alternative formheadhunter
alternative formhead hunter

Questions about head-hunter

What is head-hunter the alternative spelling of?
Head-hunter is the alternative spelling of headhunter.

Words near head-hunter in the dictionary

  1. head-hopped
  2. head-hopping
  3. head-hops
  4. head-hunt
  5. head-hunted
  6. head-hunter
  7. head-hunters
  8. head-hunting
  9. head-hunts
  10. head-in-the-sand
  11. head-initial

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