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View synonyms for headhunter

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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of headhunter1

First recorded in 1850–55; head + hunter
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Example Sentences

When we go to hire, we almost always now are engaging a journalist of color with deep networks to act as a headhunter.

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