noun
headshot
noun
1
A close-up photograph of a person's face and shoulders, often used professionally.
"She updated her acting portfolio with a new headshot."
2
A shot that strikes an opponent in the head, especially in video games.
"He won the round with a clean headshot from across the map."
How to Use Headshot
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a professional portrait photo or a hit to the head in a shooting game.
Common pairings
professional headshot
landed a headshot
Word Forms
headshotted past tense, headshots plural, headshots singular
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Etymology
A compound of head and shot; the photography sense predates the gaming sense by decades.