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Definition: Head-hunter
Head-hunter
\Head"-hunt`er\ (h[e^]d"h[u^]nt`[~e]r), n.
A member of any tribe or race of savages who have the custom
of decapitating human beings and preserving their heads as
trophies. The Dyaks of Borneo are the most noted
head-hunters.
[1913 Webster]
2. A person whose profession is to find executives to fill
open positions in corporations; an executive personnel
recruiter; also, a company that performs a similar
service.
[PJC] --
Head"-hunt`ing, n.
[1913 Webster]