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- [hed huhn-ter]
- /hɛd ˈhʌn tər/
- /hed ˈhʌn.tər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hed huhn-ter]
- /hɛd ˈhʌn tər/
Definitions of head-hunter word
- noun head-hunter a person who engages in headhunting. 1
- noun head-hunter a personnel recruiter for a corporation or executive recruitment agency. 1
- noun head-hunter an executive recruitment agency. 1
- noun head-hunter Alternative spelling of headhunter. 0
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Origin of head-hunter
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; head + hunter
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Parts of speech for Head-hunter
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
head-hunter popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for head-hunter
noun head-hunter
- savage — fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed: savage beasts.
- ogre — a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- primitive — being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, especially in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life.
- brute — If you call someone, usually a man, a brute, you mean that they are rough, violent, and insensitive.
- aborigine — Aborigines are members of the tribes that were living in Australia when Europeans arrived there.
Antonyms for head-hunter
noun head-hunter
- humanitarian — having concern for or helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people.
See also
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