headhunting

English

Verb

headhunting

present participle of headhunt

Noun

headhunting (usually uncountable, plural headhuntings)

The cutting off and preservation of the heads of one's enemies.
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 (zh), 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)
Russian: охо́та за голова́ми f (oxóta za golovámi), охо́та за ума́ми f (oxóta za umámi)

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