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headhunt

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[hed-huhnt] / ˈhɛdˌhʌnt /

noun

  1. a headhunting expedition.

    The men left the village to go on a headhunt.

verb (used without object)

  1. to engage in headhunting.

Etymology

Origin of headhunt

head + hunt

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