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headhunt

Part of speech: verb

Sense 1: To seek and recruit highly skilled or talented individuals, typically for executive or specialized positions in a company or organization.

Example sentence: The multinational corporation decided to headhunt experienced engineers from top universities to strengthen its research and development team.

Sense 2: To engage in the traditional practice of decapitating and preserving an enemy's head as a trophy.

Example sentence: The indigenous tribe used to headhunt their foes and display the captured heads in their ceremonial huts.

Sense 3: To aggressively pursue and try to recruit professionals, often by offering them better employment terms or incentives.

Example sentence: The rival company tried to headhunt their competitor's top salesperson by offering a higher salary and commission structure.