headhunter
🇺🇸
/ˈhedhʌntər/
🇬🇧
/ˈhedhʌntə(r)/
noun
R
A person who finds and recruits qualified people for jobs, especially at a high level.
The company hired a headhunter to find the best candidate for the executive position.
R
A person from a tribe that used to collect the heads of their enemies as trophies.
In the past, some tribes were known for being headhunters, taking the heads of their defeated foes.
translation
A person who finds and recruits qualified people for jobs, especially at a high level.; A person from a tribe that used to collect the heads of their enemies as trophies.
Word Forms
Plural
headhunters