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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Head-hunt·er n. 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 headhunter
      n 1: a recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations)
      2: a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as
         trophies [syn: head-shrinker]