headhunt

H4E1A1D2H4U1N1T1
US/ˈhɛdˌhʌnt/

verb

To cut off, and preserve, the heads of one's enemies.

“There's a brawl on the field because the pitcher has been headhunting throughout the game.”

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Meanings

verbheadhunt (third-person singular simple present headhunts, present participle headhunting, simple past and past participle headhunted)

present singular third person headhunts · participle present headhunting · participle past headhunted · past headhunted · alternative head-hunt

  1. transitiveTo cut off, and preserve, the heads of one's enemies.
  2. intransitiveTo actively recruit executive personnel.
  3. intransitiveball gamesTo pitch at a batter's head.

    There's a brawl on the field because the pitcher has been headhunting throughout the game.

  4. transitivehobbiesTo use one's hockey stick to strike an opponent's head.

Origin

Back-formation from headhunter.

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Cite this entry
APA

headhunt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headhunt

MLA

“headhunt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headhunt. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “headhunt,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headhunt.

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