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headhunter

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head·hunt  (hdhnt)
intr.v. head·hunt·ed, head·hunt·ing, head·hunts
To engage in headhunting.
headhunt n.
headhunter n.
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Noun1.headhunter - a recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations)
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
recruiter - someone who supplies members or employees
2.headhunter - a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies
head-shrinker
barbarian, savage - a member of an uncivilized people
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Spanish headhunter [ˈhɛdhʌntəʳ] n (fig) → cazaejecutivos m inv
French headhunter [ˈhɛdhʌntəʳ] n → chasseur m de têtes
Italian headhunter [ˈhɛdhʌntəʳ] n → cacciatore m di teste
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Perhaps the most egregious misunderstanding represented in this article, though, is the false adversarial relationship it seeks to put forth: headhunter against candidate and "headhunter and client always have an adversarial relationship.
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