headhunter

ˈhɛdˌhʌntər

Definition

Definition of headhunter - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

job recruitmentrecruiter of executives or professionals for positions

The headhunter contacted several candidates for the executive position..

recruiter

talent scout

baseball

Rare

Slang

pitcher who aims at batter's head

Rare

Slang

The headhunter was warned after throwing a high pitch.

hurler

pitcher

thrower

tribal warfare

Dated

member of a tribe who collects the heads of enemies as trophies

Dated

The headhunter displayed his trophies in a ceremonial hut..

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Origin of headhunter

English, head (leader) + hunter (one who hunts)

Examples of headhunter in a sentence

A headhunter reached out to her with a job offer.
The headhunter's pitch nearly hit the batter.
Fans booed the headhunter for his dangerous throws.
The headhunter's collection was feared by neighboring tribes.
He was known as the most ruthless headhunter in the region.

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French:recruteur, lanceur visant la tête, ...
German:Headhunter, Kopfjäger, ...
Italian:reclutatore, lanciatore pericoloso, ...
Spanish:reclutador, cazacabezas, ...
Portuguese:caça-talentos, arremessador que tenta acertar a cabeça do rebatedor, ...
Chinese:猎头, 头部猎手, ...
Japanese:ヘッドハンター, 首狩り族, ...
Arabic:مُسْتَقْطِبُ الْكَفَاءَاتِ, رامٍ للرأس, ...
Hebrew:צַיַּד רָאשִׁים, רֹאשׁ זוֹרֵק, ...
Russian:рекрутер, хэдхантер, ...
Ukrainian:рекрутер, хедхантер, ...
Hindi:प्रतिभा खोजी, हेडहंटर, ...
Bengali:হেডহান্টার, পিচার, ...
Catalan:caçatalents, caçador de caps, ...
Czech:headhunter, nadhazovač házející na hlavu pálkaře, ...
Danish:headhunter, hovedkaster, ...
Dutch:headhunter, kopschutter, ...
Greek:κυνηγός κεφαλών, ρίπτης κεφαλών, ...
Hungarian:fejvadász, veszélyesen dobó pitcher, ...
Khmer:អ្នកស្វែងរកបុគ្គលិកជាន់ខ្ពស់, អ្នកបោះបាល់ដែលចេតនាបោះសំដៅក្បាលអ្នកវាយបាល់, ...
Korean:헤드헌터, 위협 투수, ...
Persian:شکارچی استعداد, پرتاب‌کننده, ...
Polish:łowca głów, miotacz celujący w głowę, ...
Portuguese (BR):caça-talentos, arremessador que mira na cabeça do rebatedor, ...
Romanian:recrutor, aruncător periculos, ...
Swedish:rekryterare, huvudjägare, ...
Thai:นักล่าหัว, นักขว้างลูกที่เล็งไปที่หัว, ...
Turkish:yetenek avcısı, kafaya nişan alan atıcı, ...
Vietnamese:chuyên viên săn đầu người, người ném bóng nguy hiểm, ...

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