/ Dictionary / Index H headhunter: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: head•hunt•er Pronunciation: (hed'hun"tur), [key] — n. a person who engages in headhunting. a personnel recruiter for a corporation or executive recruitment agency. an executive recruitment agency. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: headhunter (Thesaurus) headhunt headhunting Related Content Daily Word Quiz: stringent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language