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Definition of headhunt verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

headhunt

verb
 
/ˈhedhʌnt/
 
/ˈhedhʌnt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they headhunt
 
/ˈhedhʌnt/
 
/ˈhedhʌnt/
he / she / it headhunts
 
/ˈhedhʌnts/
 
/ˈhedhʌnts/
past simple headhunted
 
/ˈhedhʌntɪd/
 
/ˈhedhʌntɪd/
past participle headhunted
 
/ˈhedhʌntɪd/
 
/ˈhedhʌntɪd/
-ing form headhunting
 
/ˈhedhʌntɪŋ/
 
/ˈhedhʌntɪŋ/
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  1. headhunt somebody to find somebody 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.
See headhunt in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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