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)

A savage who cuts off the heads of his enemies, and preserves them as trophies.
One who recruits senior personnel for a company.
She was the best headhunter they had ever seen.
(baseball) A pitcher who throws at the batter's head.
Thankfully, there aren't many headhunters in the modern game.
(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

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