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head-hunter

head-hunt·er
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hed huhn-ter]
    • /hɛd ˈhʌn tər/
    • /hed ˈhʌn.tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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.

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