"cool hunter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cool hunters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cool hunter (plural cool hunters)
  1. (colloquial, marketing) Someone employed to find the newest trends, especially by the fashion or media industry. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Marketing Synonyms: cool-hunter, coolhunter
    Sense id: en-cool_hunter-en-noun-jN2i97eR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business, marketing

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