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headhunter in Portuguese

headhunter in Portuguese is caçador de cabeças, caçador de talentos, recrutador — headhunter means a recruiter who seeks out and approaches skilled professionals, especially executives, to fill jobs at other companies.

headhunter in Portuguese

caçador de cabeças
noun
(anthropology) A person who practises headhunting, the taking and preserving of a person's head after killing them.
caçador de talentos
noun
(business) One who recruits skilled personnel, especially executive-level ones, for a company.
recrutador
noun
(business) One who recruits skilled personnel, especially executive-level ones, for a company.

What does "headhunter" mean?

  1. noun A recruiter who seeks out and approaches skilled professionals, especially executives, to fill jobs at other companies.
    "A headhunter contacted her about a director role at a rival firm."
  2. noun Historically, a member of a group or tribe that took and kept the heads of enemies as trophies.
    "Old travel accounts describe headhunters in parts of Borneo and Papua New Guinea."
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headhunter in a sentence

  • A headhunter contacted her about a director role at a rival firm.
  • The company hired a headhunter to fill its vacant CEO position.
  • Old travel accounts describe headhunters in parts of Borneo and Papua New Guinea.

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What is "headhunter" in Portuguese?

"headhunter" in Portuguese is caçador de cabeças, caçador de talentos, recrutador. headhunter means: A recruiter who seeks out and approaches skilled professionals, especially executives, to fill jobs at other companies.

How do you use "headhunter" in a sentence?

Example: "A headhunter contacted her about a director role at a rival firm." In Portuguese, "headhunter" is caçador de cabeças, caçador de talentos, recrutador.

Are there other ways to say "headhunter" in Portuguese?

Yes — Portuguese has 3 translations listed for "headhunter": caçador de cabeças, caçador de talentos, recrutador.

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