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HEADHUNTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies
Synonyms:
head-shrinker; headhunter
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("headhunter" is a kind of...):
barbarian; savage (a member of an uncivilized people)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("headhunter" is a kind of...):
recruiter (someone who supplies members or employees)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
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