"headhunting" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: headhuntings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} headhunting (usually uncountable, plural headhuntings)
  1. (anthropology) The practice of cutting off and preserving the head of one's enemy. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Anthropology
    Sense id: en-headhunting-en-noun-twaQJs4p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 7 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 80 5 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 7 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 3 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 75 4 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 78 9 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 81 5 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 69 19 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 71 17 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 72 16 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 81 5 14 Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, sciences
  2. (business) The active recruitment of executive or talented personnel. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Business
    Sense id: en-headhunting-en-noun-KHMy6tXu Topics: business

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} headhunting
  1. present participle and gerund of headhunt Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: headhunt Translations (active recruitment of executive or talented personnel): 挖角 (wājiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), Headhunting [neuter] (German), 引き抜き (hikinuki) (alt: ひきぬき) (Japanese), ヘッドハンティング (heddohantingu) (Japanese), хедхантинг (xedxantiñ) (Kazakh), 헤드헌팅 (hedeuheonting) (Korean), хедха́нтинг (xɛdxánting) [masculine] (Russian), охо́та за голова́ми (oxóta za golovámi) [feminine] (Russian), охо́та за ума́ми (oxóta za umámi) [feminine] (Russian) Translations (cutting-off and preservation of the heads of one's enemies): 獵首 /猎首 (lièshǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), 獵頭 /猎头 (liètóu) (Chinese Mandarin), chasse aux têtes [feminine] (French), Kopfjagd [feminine] (German), 首狩り (kubikari) (alt: くびかり) (Japanese), охо́та за голова́ми (oxóta za golovámi) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-headhunting-en-verb-sOBKCM9R

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for headhunting meaning in English (5.1kB)

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