cazatalentos

Verb-object compound, composed of caza (“to hunt”) +‎ talentos (“talents”). A calque of English talent scout and headhunter.

• IPA^(key): /kaθataˈlentos/ [ka.θa.t̪aˈlẽn̪.t̪os] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /kasataˈlentos/ [ka.sa.t̪aˈlẽn̪.t̪os] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -entos
• Syllabification: ca‧za‧ta‧len‧tos

cazatalentos m or f by sense (plural cazatalentos)

1. (business) headhunter, recruiter
2. (sports) talent scout

   Synonyms: ojeador, ojeadora

3. talent-spotter

• “cazatalentos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025