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- [hed-huhn-ter]
- /ˈhɛdˌhʌn tər/
- /ˈhedˌhʌn.tər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hed-huhn-ter]
- /ˈhɛdˌhʌn tər/
Definitions of headhunter word
- noun headhunter a person who engages in headhunting. 1
- noun headhunter a personnel recruiter for a corporation or executive recruitment agency. 1
- noun headhunter an executive recruitment agency. 1
- noun headhunter A person who identifies and approaches suitable candidates employed elsewhere to fill business positions. 1
- noun headhunter recruiter 1
- countable noun headhunter A headhunter is a person who tries to persuade someone to leave their job and take another job which has better pay and more status. 0
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Origin of headhunter
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 Headhunter
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
headhunter 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.
headhunter usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for headhunter
noun headhunter
- reviewer — a person who reviews.
- body snatcher — (formerly) a person who robbed graves and sold the corpses for dissection
- critic — A critic is a person who writes about and expresses opinions about things such as books, films, music, or art.
- scout — a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- flesh peddler — a prostitute.
Antonyms for headhunter
noun headhunter
- humanitarian — having concern for or helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people.
Top questions with headhunter
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