savage vs headhunter

headhunter vs savage

savage and headhunter both are nouns.

savage is an adjective but headhunter is not an adjective.

savage is a verb but headhunter is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
savage	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
headhunter	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, headhunter is a hyponym of savage; that is, headhunter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than savage:

savage: a member of an uncivilized people
headhunter: a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies

Other hyponyms of savage include anthropophagite, anthropophagus, cannibal, man-eater, head-shrinker, hunter-gatherer, Vandal.

savage (noun)	headhunter (noun)
a member of an uncivilized people	a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies
a cruelly rapacious person	a recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations)

savage (adjective)	headhunter (adjective)
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
without civilizing influences
marked by extreme and violent energy
wild and menacing

savage (verb)	headhunter (verb)
criticize harshly or violently
attack brutally and fiercely

Difference between savage and headhunter

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