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headhunter Definition


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headhunting
noun
    1. anthropol.
      The practice in certain societies of taking the heads of one's dead enemies as trophies.
    2. The practice of trying to attract people in senior positions or specialist fields away from their present jobs to work for one's own or a client's company.
    (US)
    3. colloq
      The practice of destroying or neutralizing one's political opponents.
Derivative: headhunter
noun


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