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Definition of headhunt verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

headhunt

verb

NAmE//ˈhɛdhʌnt//

headhunt somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they headhunt

he / she / it headhunts

past simple headhunted

-ing form headhunting

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to find someone who is suitable for a senior job and persuade them to leave their present job I was headhunted by a marketing agency. A successor is being headhunted.

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