headhunter

[ hed-huhn-ter ]

noun

1. a person who engages in headhunting.
2. a personnel recruiter for a corporation or executive recruitment agency.
3. an executive recruitment agency.

Word History and Origins

Origin of headhunter¹

First recorded in 1850–55; head + hunter

Example Sentences

When we go to hire, we almost always now are engaging a journalist of color with deep networks to act as a headhunter.

From Digiday

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