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Meaning of scalphunter | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A warrior who collects the scalps of vanquished enemies.
  2. An agent who vets potential defectors.

Examples

“There is one class of spook we have not encountered as yet. This is the scalp-hunter, or defector-hunter. Quite often a scalp-hunter will be more valuable than almost any other intelligence operator.”
“But agency policy is that the case officer is, in the jargon, a "scalp hunter" who must turn a contact into an agent […]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

scalphunting Scalping scalping knife scalping tuft scalpne scalprum

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