headhunter.
A person who practises headhunting, the taking and preserving of a person's head after killing them.
Meaning & usage
A person who practises headhunting, the taking and preserving of a person's head after killing them.
One who recruits skilled personnel, especially executive-level ones, for a company.
A headhunter called me out of the blue with an offer I couldn't refuse.
A pitcher who throws at the batter's head.
Thankfully, there aren't many headhunters in the modern game.
A player who uses a hockey stick to attempt to strike an opponent's head.
He is known as a goon and a headhunter.
Where this word comes from
From head + hunter.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.