English noun: headhunter | |||
| 1. | headhunter (person) a recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | recruiter | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| 2. | headhunter (person) a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies | ||
| Synonyms | head-shrinker | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | barbarian, savage | ||