headhunter

[hed-huhn-ter]

noun

1. a person who engages in headhunting.

2. a personnel recruiter for a corporation or executive recruitment agency.

3. an executive recruitment agency.

Word History and Origins

Origin of headhunter¹

First recorded in 1850–55; head + hunter

Example Sentences

Other headhunters who scout for Indian talent from US universities corroborate this change in sentiment.

Read more on BBC

“Is a terrorist organization going to send their headhunter to an American comedy club?”

Read more on Los Angeles Times

In March, the city hired the Northern California-based headhunter Bob Murray & Associates to conduct the nationwide chief search — the same firm that helped pick Bratton more than two decades ago.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

The city finalized a deal with the Northern California-based headhunter Bob Murray & Associates on March 1, but didn’t announce the decision until Tuesday’s meeting of the Board of Police Commissioners.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

The Hammer board will need time to select a headhunter to begin the sure-to-be-lengthy search for a new director.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• anthropophaginian www.thesaurus.com
• anthropophagite 
• anthropophagus www.thesaurus.com
• man-eater 
• people-eater www.thesaurus.com