headhunter, head-shrinker
(noun) a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies
headhunter
(noun) a recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
headhunter (plural headhunters)
A savage who cuts off the heads of his enemies, and preserves them as trophies.
One who recruits senior personnel for a company.
(baseball) A pitcher who throws at the batter's head.
(ice hockey) A player who uses a hockey stick to attempt to strike an opponent's head.
Source: Wiktionary
Head"-hunt`er, n.
Definition: 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.
– Head"-hunt`ing, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 January 2025
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
