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Headhunted vs Handpicked - What's the difference?

headhunted | handpicked |

As verbs the difference between headhunted and handpicked

is that headhunted is past tense of headhunt while handpicked is picked by hand; picked or selected with care.

headhunted

English

Verb

(head)
  • (headhunt)

    • headhunt

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cut off, and preserve, the heads of one's enemies
  • To actively recruit executive personnel
  • (baseball) To pitch at a batter's head.
    • There's a brawl on the field because the pitcher has been headhunting throughout the game.
  • (ice hockey) To use one's hockey stick to strike an opponent's head.

    • Derived terms

    * headhunter * headhunting

    handpicked

    English

    Alternative forms

    * hand-picked * hand picked

    Verb

    (head)
  • Picked by hand; picked or selected with care.
    • The apple was handpicked from the tree.
  • Selected with great care or by insiders or an individual.
    • He was handpicked to run the project.