headhunter

Questions about headhunter

What does headhunter mean?

headhunter means "a recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in headhunter?

headhunter has 3 syllables: head-hun-ter. The stress falls on "head". In IPA it is /ˈhɛdˌhʌntɚ/.

What is another word for headhunter?

Close synonyms include head-shrinker. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is headhunter a common word?

headhunter is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with headhunter?

1 word rhymes with headhunter. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.