headhunt
noun
a headhunting expedition.
headhunted
Example Sentences
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A former accountant from Paisley nicknamed Fred the Shred, Goodwin was headhunted to RBS to help build the biggest bank in the world.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2025
An investor headhunted Ulrich and offered him $10,000 more annually than his management job at a nearby factory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2022
Ken Linton did a PhD in engineering and computer science before going into banking, when he was headhunted by Lehman Brothers and transferred to Wall Street.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2020
Now it is Pochettino who is out of a job, and Mourinho who was headhunted to replace him.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 21, 2019
Although he has never, as far as anyone knows, been a member of a political party, Cummings was headhunted to be director of strategy for the then Conservative leader, Iain Duncan Smith, in 2002.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2019
