Headhunter

/hˈɛdhʌntɐ/

/ˈhɛdˌhəntɝ/

Headhunter

a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies

a person whose job is to find and approach skillful people that fit a specific job and persuade them to take a higher position

Examples

1. And the other thing was headhunters.

2. Headhunters call you guys?

3. So at some stage, 2001, 2002, a phone rang, and a headhunter was on the line.

4. And the headhunter said, oh, presence.