Headhunter

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Head-hunter \Head"-hunt`er\ (h[e^]d"h[u^]nt`[~e]r), n.
     A member of any tribe or race of savages who have the custom
     of decapitating human beings and preserving their heads as
     trophies. The Dyaks of Borneo are the most noted
     head-hunters.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     2. A person whose profession is to find executives to fill
        open positions in corporations; an executive personnel
        recruiter; also, a company that performs a similar
        service.
        [PJC] -- {Head"-hunt`ing}, n.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  headhunter
       n 1: a recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations)
       2: a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as
          trophies [syn: {head-shrinker}]