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English Dictionary: Headhunter by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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
    Synonym(s): headhunter, head-shrinker
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Head-hunter \Head"-hunt`er\, 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.
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