Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun headhunter

2 senses of headhunter

Sense 1
headhunter -- (a recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations))
       => recruiter -- (someone who supplies members or employees)

Sense 2
headhunter, head-shrinker -- (a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies)
       => savage, barbarian -- (a member of an uncivilized people)