Associations to the word «Headhunter»

Wiktionary

HEADHUNTER, noun. A savage who cuts off the heads of his enemies, and preserves them as trophies.
HEADHUNTER, noun. One who recruits senior personnel for a company.
HEADHUNTER, noun. (baseball) A pitcher who throws at the batter's head.
HEADHUNTER, noun. (ice hockey) A player who uses a hockey stick to attempt to strike an opponent's head.

Dictionary definition

HEADHUNTER, noun. A recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations).
HEADHUNTER, noun. A savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats