headhunternoun [ C ]
uk/ˈhedˌhʌn.tər/us/ˈhedˌhʌn.t̬ɚ/headhunter noun [ C ] (JOB)
a person who tries to persuade someone to leave their job by offering that person another job with more pay and a higher position
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Applying for a job
- anoint
- applicant
- appoint
- appointed
- appointee
- appointment
- engage
- handpicked
- headhunt
- hiring
- intake
- job
- job centre
- set sb up
- step
- step into sth
- subcontract
- take sb on
- take sth on
- tender
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headhunter noun [ C ] (FIGHTER)
a member of a group of people that keeps the heads of the enemies that it has killed
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Soldiers & people who fight in wars
- Anzac
- bombardier
- capability
- combatant
- crusader
- guardsman
- gunner
- infantryman
- lancer
- non-combatant
- orderly
- para
- partisan
- sepoy
- serviceman
- shogun
- soldier
- storm trooper
- vet
- veteran
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