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
Epifanioe-pee-FAH-nyoSpanish, Italian
Zelophehad-Biblical
Vecheslav-Medieval Slavic
YorickYAWR-ik (English), YAW-rik (Dutch), YO-rik (Dutch)Literature, English, Dutch
Katharine['kæθərin]
GaloGAH-loSpanish