headhunter

[hed-huhn-ter] /ˈhɛdˌhʌn tər/
noun
1.
a person who engages in headhunting.
2.
a personnel recruiter for a corporation or executive recruitment agency.
3.
an executive recruitment agency.
Origin
1850-55; head + hunter
Examples from the web for headhunter
  • When a headhunter contacted her about the job, she considered it an opportunity to try her hand at something new.
  • headhunter's insights and techniques for job hunters at all levels.
  • There are some things a headhunter does not want to hear.
Slang definitions & phrases for headhunter

headhunter

noun

A person or agency that seeks out and recruits employees, esp business executives and highly paid professionals, as candidates for usually high-paying or prestigious jobs: Headhunters head for Washington as a capital place to find executives (mid-1960s+)