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Definition of Headhunter
1. Noun. A recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations).
2. Noun. A savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies.
Definition of Headhunter
1. n. A member of any tribe or race of savages who have the custom of decapitating human beings and preserving their heads as trophies. The Dyaks of Borneo are the most noted head- hunters.
Definition of Headhunter
1. Noun. A savage who cuts off the heads of his enemies, and preserves them as trophies. ¹
2. Noun. One who recruits senior personnel for a company. ¹
3. Noun. (baseball) A pitcher who throws at the batter's head. ¹
4. Noun. (ice hockey) A player who uses a hockey stick to attempt to strike an opponent's head. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Headhunter
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Headhunter
Literary usage of Headhunter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Technology and Education: Working Together for the Future, Hearing Before edited by Frank D. Riggs (1998)
"Another Bay area headhunter, Susan Miller, notes that while pay scales for
programmers with hot skills have reached "insane heights," much of the money is ..."
2. The Digital Work Force: Building Infotech Skills at the Speed of Innovation by Carol A. Meares (2000)
"Not surprising, says the publication, since its survey also showed that more than
two-thirds of IT professionals have been contacted by a headhunter in the ..."
3. The South Sea Islanders and the Queensland Labour Trade: A Record of Voyages by William T. Wawn (1893)
"... a mission educated son of a New Georgian headhunter, who graduated in 1940
and returned to practice in the Solomons.22 He is still a resident doctor at ..."
4. The Silken East: A Record of Life and Travel in Burma by Vincent Clarence Scott O'Connor (1904)
"The headhunter came raiding for his head; the cateran of the hills for his wife,
his cattle, for himself. ..."
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