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The art or practice of preying upon and decapitating victims; The act or practice of actively searching for new employees; The art or practice of firing without cause.

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Usage examples (41)
  • Noun : The men left the village to go on a headhunt
  • What may change is a decrease in headhunting, which is a good thing.
  • The solution to "headhunting" is not to have other players headhunt back.
  • But is that really an assurance against headhunting?
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