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head-hunter

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Head´-hunt`er    (hĕd´hŭnt`ẽr)
n.1.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.
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.
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head-hunter [ˈhɛdhʌntəʳ] head n (Comm) → Kopfjäger(in) m(f)


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