Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The custom of cutting off and preserving the heads of enemies as trophies.
- noun Slang The process of attempting to remove influence and power from enemies, especially political enemies.
- noun The business of recruiting personnel, especially executive personnel, as for a corporation.
- noun The act or an instance of such recruiting.
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- verb Present participle of
headhunt . - noun The cutting-off and
preservation of theheads of one's enemies - noun The active
recruitment ofexecutive or talentedpersonnel
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Examples
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Hence the handy use of the word headhunting, which is basically true.
Confetti Confidential Holly McQueen 2010
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Hence the handy use of the word headhunting, which is basically true.
Confetti Confidential Holly McQueen 2010
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What may change is a decrease in headhunting, which is a good thing.
SI.com 2010
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The department and technology companies have had differing visions of how far employers should be able to go in agreeing to limit the kind of headhunting that can help valuable employees increase their compensation.
Lucasfilm Settles Civil Charge Over Alleged Hiring Practices Brent Kendall 2010
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At stake are dueling visions of how far companies should be able to go in agreeing to limit the kind of headhunting that can help valuable employees increase their compensation.
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The solution to "headhunting" is not to have other players headhunt back.
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If you want to sovle the "headhunting" problem, the solution is pretty simple: let the commissioner's office punish players that it reasoanble concludes were throwing at hitters 'heads.
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He said WWE can improve its chances for success by making cultural adjustments, such as headhunting stars who appeal to Japanese tastes - perhaps a sumo wrestling champion.
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He said WWE can improve its chances for success by making cultural adjustments, such as headhunting stars who appeal to Japanese tastes - perhaps a sumo wrestling champion.
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He said WWE can improve its chances for success by making cultural adjustments, such as headhunting stars who appeal to Japanese tastes - perhaps a sumo wrestling champion.
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