Definition of headhunt - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

corporate recruitmentrecruit employees from other companies

The company headhunted an experienced engineer from a rival firm.

poach

recruit

history

Rare

cut off and keep enemies' heads

Rare

In ancient times, warriors would headhunt their foes.

behead

decapitate

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Origin of headhunt

English, head (leader) + hunt (search)

Examples of headhunt in a sentence

Startups often headhunt experienced professionals.
Tribes would headhunt as a sign of victory.
Headhunting was a feared practice among ancient warriors.

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French:débaucher, décapiter, ...
German:abwerben, köpfen, ...
Italian:reclutare, decapitare, ...
Spanish:fichar, cortar cabezas, ...
Portuguese:recrutar, decapitar, ...
Chinese:挖人, 砍头, ...
Japanese:引き抜く, 狩る, ...
Arabic:اِستَقطَبَ, قَطَعَ رَأْسَهُ, ...
Hebrew:לְגַיֵּס עוֹבְדִים, לִכְרוֹת רָאשֵׁי אוֹיְבִים, ...
Russian:переманивать, отрубать головы, ...
Ukrainian:переманювати працівників, відрізати голови, ...
Hindi:प्रतिद्वंद्वी कंपनियों से कर्मचारियों को लुभाकर भर्ती करना, सिर काटना, ...
Bengali:অন্য কোম্পানি থেকে কর্মী টেনে নেওয়া, মাথা কাটা, ...
Catalan:fitxar, decapitar, ...
Czech:přetáhnout, lovit lebky, ...
Danish:headhunte, tage hoveder, ...
Dutch:wegkapen, onthoofden, ...
Greek:κυνηγώ στελέχη, αποκεφαλίζω, ...
Hungarian:elcsábítani, levágja és trófeaként megtartja az ellenség fejét, ...
Khmer:ទាក់ទាញបុគ្គលិកពីក្រុមហ៊ុនផ្សេង, កាត់ក្បាលសត្រូវយកទុក, ...
Korean:스카우트하다, 머리를 베다, ...
Persian:شکار استعداد کردن, سر برید, ...
Polish:podbierać pracowników, ścinać głowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):recrutar, decapitar, ...
Romanian:a racola, a decapita, ...
Swedish:headhunta, ta huvuden, ...
Thai:ดึงตัว, ตัดหัว, ...
Turkish:transfer etmek, kafasını kesmek, ...
Vietnamese:săn đầu người, chặt đầu, ...

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