Library / English Dictionary

HEADHUNTER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies

Synonyms:

head-shrinker; headhunter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("headhunter" is a kind of...):

barbarian; savage (a member of an uncivilized people)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("headhunter" is a kind of...):

recruiter (someone who supplies members or employees)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

Credits