Synonyms for "headhunting"

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headhunt

form of

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headhunt

related to

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executiveheadheadhuntpersonnelpreservationrecruitment

Translations

24 translations across 16 languages.

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Atayal

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• mgaga verb (cutting-off and preservation of the heads of one's enemies)

Bunun

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• kanasan verb (cutting-off and preservation of the heads of one's enemies)

Chinese Mandarin

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• 挖角 verb (active recruitment of executive or talented personnel)
• 獵頭 /猎头 verb (cutting-off and preservation of the heads of one's enemies)
• 獵首 /猎首 verb (cutting-off and preservation of the heads of one's enemies)

French

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• chasse aux têtes verb (cutting-off and preservation of the heads of one's enemies)

German

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• Headhunting verb (active recruitment of executive or talented personnel)
• Kopfjagd verb (cutting-off and preservation of the heads of one's enemies)

Japanese

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• ヘッドハンティング verb (active recruitment of executive or talented personnel)
• 引き抜き verb (active recruitment of executive or talented personnel)
• 首狩り verb (cutting-off and preservation of the heads of one's enemies)

Kavalan

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• sataban verb (cutting-off and preservation of the heads of one's enemies)

Kazakh

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• хедхантинг verb (active recruitment of executive or talented personnel)

Korean

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• 헤드헌팅 verb (active recruitment of executive or talented personnel)

Paiwan

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• djemulu verb (cutting-off and preservation of the heads of one's enemies)

Puyuma

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• mutralun verb (cutting-off and preservation of the heads of one's enemies)

Rukai

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• waulri verb (cutting-off and preservation of the heads of one's enemies)

Russian

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• охо́та за голова́ми verb (cutting-off and preservation of the heads of one's enemies)
• охо́та за голова́ми verb (active recruitment of executive or talented personnel)
• охо́та за ума́ми verb (active recruitment of executive or talented personnel)
• хедха́нтинг verb (active recruitment of executive or talented personnel)

Sakizaya

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• mingayaw verb (cutting-off and preservation of the heads of one's enemies)

Taroko

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• mdkrang verb (cutting-off and preservation of the heads of one's enemies)

Tsou

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• ozomʉ verb (cutting-off and preservation of the heads of one's enemies)

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