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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Head-hunter \Head"-hunt`er\ (h[e^]d"h[u^]nt`[~e]r), 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. A person whose profession is to find executives to fill
open positions in corporations; an executive personnel
recruiter; also, a company that performs a similar
service.
[PJC] -- Head"-hunt`ing, n.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Head-hunter \Head"-hunt`er\, 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
headhunter
n 1: a recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations)
2: a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as
trophies [syn: head-shrinker]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
head-hunter
alt.
(alternative spelling of en headhunter)
n.
(alternative spelling of en headhunter)
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
headhunter
n.
1 (lb en anthropology) A person who practises headhunting, the taking
and preserving of a person's head after killing them.
2 One who recruits senior personnel for a company.
3 (lb en baseball) A pitcher who throws at the batter's head.
4 (lb en ice hockey) A player who uses a hockey stick to attempt to
strike an opponent's head.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Headhunter
German n.
m (lb de business recruiting) headhunter
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
head-hunter
alt.
(alternative spelling of en headhunter)
n.
(alternative spelling of en headhunter)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
headhunter
n.
1 (lb en anthropology) A person who practises headhunting, the taking
and preserving of a person's head after killing them.
2 One who recruits senior personnel for a company.
3 (lb en baseball) A pitcher who throws at the batter's head.
4 (lb en ice hockey) A player who uses a hockey stick to attempt to
strike an opponent's head.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
head-hunter
alt.
(alternative spelling of en headhunter)
n.
(alternative spelling of en headhunter)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
headhunter
n.
1 (lb en anthropology) A person who practises headhunting, the taking
and preserving of a person's head after killing them.
2 One who recruits senior personnel for a company.
3 (lb en baseball) A pitcher who throws at the batter's head.
4 (lb en ice hockey) A player who uses a hockey stick to attempt to
strike an opponent's head.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Headhunter
German n.
m (lb de business recruiting) headhunter
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
head-hunter
alt.
(alternative spelling of en headhunter)
n.
(alternative spelling of en headhunter)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
headhunter
n.
1 (lb en anthropology) A person who practises headhunting, the taking
and preserving of a person's head after killing them.
2 One who recruits senior personnel for a company.
3 (lb en baseball) A pitcher who throws at the batter's head.
4 (lb en ice hockey) A player who uses a hockey stick to attempt to
strike an opponent's head.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Headhunter
German n.
m (lb de business recruiting) headhunter
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
headhunter
Englanti n.
1 pääkallonmestästäjä
2 kykyjenmetsästäjä
From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-swe ]
Headhunter /ˈhɛtˌhantɐ/
headhunter
eine Person, die gesuchte Fachkräfte an Arbeitgeber vermittelt
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
headhunter /hˈɛdhʌntə/
lovec hlav
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
headhunter /hˈɛdhʌntə/
agitátor
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
headhunter /hˈɛdhʌntə/
Kopfjäger
see: headhunters
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
headhunter /hˈɛdhʌntə/
[coll.] Personalrekrutierer , Personalabwerber [ugs.] [econ.]
Synonym: personnel recruiter
see: personnel recruiters, headhunters
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
headhunter /hˈɛdhʌntə/
1. pääkallonmetsästäjä
practitioner of headhunting
2. kykyjenmetsästäjä
recruiter
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
head-hunter /hˈɛdhˈʌntə/
fejvadász
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
headhunter /hˈɛdhʌntə/
huvudjägare 2.
practitioner of headhunting
3.
recruiter
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
headhunter /hˈɛdhʌntə/
1. kafa avcısı
2. (argo) teknik eleman avcısı .
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈhɛdˌhəntɝ/
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 猎取人头的蛮人;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 猎取人头的蛮人
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