headhunting

English

Verb

headhunting

present participle and gerund of headhunt

Noun

headhunting (usually uncountable, plural headhuntings)

(anthropology) The practice of cutting off and preserving the head of one's enemy.
The active recruitment of executive or talented personnel.

Translations

cutting-off and preservation of the heads of one's enemies

Chinese:
Mandarin: 獵首／猎首 (lièshǒu), 獵頭／猎头 (zh) (liètóu)
French: chasse aux têtes f
German: Kopfjagd f
Japanese: 首狩り (くびかり, kubikari)
Russian: охо́та за голова́ми f (oxóta za golovámi)

active recruitment of executive or talented personnel

Chinese:
Mandarin: 挖角 (zh) (wājiǎo) (poaching)
German: Headhunting n
Japanese: 引き抜き (ひきぬき, hikinuki) (poaching), ヘッドハンティング (heddohantingu)
Kazakh: хедхантинг (xedxantiñ)
Korean: 헤드헌팅 (hedeuheonting)
Russian: хедха́нтинг (ru) m (xɛdxánting), охо́та за голова́ми f (oxóta za golovámi), охо́та за ума́ми f (oxóta za umámi)

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