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
Annettaahn-NET-tahItalian
Fumnanya-Western African, Igbo
Tutankhamontoo-tahng-KAH-mən (English)Ancient Egyptian
LadislausLAD-i-slaws (English)History
Thales-Ancient Greek
Korneliakawr-NE-lee-ah (German), kawr-NEL-yah (Polish)German, Polish