head hunter



head hunter

1. Someone who recruits employees for a business or corporation. I'm not actively looking for a new job, but this head hunter for a big firm keeps calling me, so I might as well hear her pitch.
2. A member of a tribe who decapitates other people and preserves their heads as souvenirs. Be careful exploring that part of the rainforest—it's home to a tribe of head hunters!
See also: head, hunter

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GratianGRAY-shən (English)History
Tafadzwa-Southern African, Shona
Primitivapree-mee-TEE-vah (Spanish)Spanish, Late Roman
Ji-Ujee-ooKorean
MehveŞ-Turkish
Venyaminvye-nee-ah-MEEN, vee-nee-ah-MEENRussian