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head hunter

head hunter is the alternative form 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

Questions about head hunter

What is head hunter the alternative form of?
Head hunter is the alternative form of headhunter.

Words near head hunter in the dictionary

  1. head groups
  2. head honcho
  3. head honchos
  4. head house
  5. head houses
  6. head hunter
  7. head hunters
  8. head in the clouds
  9. head in the sand
  10. head joint
  11. head joints

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