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headhunter

head·hun·ter

US/ˈhɛdˌhʌntɚ/ rare

noun

1.

a recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations)

2.

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

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Origin

From head + hunter.

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