headhunter in Malay
pengayau
/ˈhɛdˌhʌntɚ/
headhunter in Malay: pengayau, pemburu kepala. In English, headhunter means a person who practises headhunting, the taking and preserving of a person's head after killing them.
Malay words for headhunter
- practitioner of headhunting
- pengayau, pemburu kepala
English meaning of headhunter
- noun A person who practises headhunting, the taking and preserving of a person's head after killing them.
- noun One who recruits skilled personnel, especially executive-level ones, for a company.
- noun A pitcher who throws at the batter's head.
- noun A player who uses a hockey stick to attempt to strike an opponent's head.
headhunter in a sentence
- Near-synonyms: recruiter, talent scout
- A headhunter called me out of the blue with an offer I couldn't refuse.
- Thankfully, there aren't many headhunters in the modern game.
Synonyms of headhunter
headhunter in other languages
Questions about headhunter in Malay
- What is the meaning of headhunter in Malay?
- Headhunter in Malay is pengayau, pemburu kepala.
- Apakah maksud headhunter dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Headhunter: pengayau, pemburu kepala.
- What does headhunter mean in English?
- Headhunter means a person who practises headhunting, the taking and preserving of a person's head after killing them.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: headhunter (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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