headshot Syllabification: (head·shot)Pronunciation: /ˈhedˌSHät/Definition of headshot noun 1a photograph of a person’s head. a frame, or a sequence of frames, of videotape or motion-picture film that captures a close-up of a person’s head. 2a bullet or gunshot aimed at the head. headshot in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of headshot in the British & World English dictionary