headhunter

Japanese Meaning

（人類学）戦闘や儀式の一環として、敵の首を奪いそれを保存する者 / 企業で、上級幹部などの重要人材を外部から採用するためにリクルートを行う者

The village elders told a chilling tale of the headhunter who kept the carved skulls in a hidden shrine.

村の長老たちは、隠された祠に彫られた頭蓋骨を保管していた首狩りを行う人物の不気味な話を語った。

Sense（1）

(anthropology) A person who practises headhunting, the taking and preserving of a person's head after killing them.

Sense（2）

One who recruits senior personnel for a company.

She was the best headhunter they had ever seen.

Sense（3）

(baseball) A pitcher who throws at the batter's head.

Thankfully, there aren't many headhunters in the modern game.

Sense（4）

(ice hockey) A player who uses a hockey stick to attempt to strike an opponent's head.

He is known as a goon and a headhunter.

headhunters

（ plural ）