head-hunting

noun

1. the practice among certain peoples of removing the heads of slain enemies and preserving them as trophies
2. the recruitment, esp through an agency, of executives from one company to another, often rival, company
3. slang.
   the destruction or neutralization of political opponents

Derived Forms

• ˈhead-ˌhunter, noun

Example Sentences

Ball seems to be head-hunting in this round, he keeps stepping in with a left to the chin then trying to loop his right hand over the top but it's not finding a home.

From BBC

“I do think that they were head-hunting, but I don’t think he meant to try to impose a life-changing injury,” Pittman said.

From Seattle Times

"We face stiff competition for high-performance workers. We have substantially raised pay and improved working conditions to prevent head-hunting," Masuda said.

From Reuters

"I just hate the ejection. This is a problem with this rule. You gotta at some point … Hey college football, at some point you gotta measure intent. The guy’s not out there head-hunting. He’s playing fast. It’s a violent sport," Klatt said.

From Fox News

Dungey suffered a concussion on a cheap shot against Central Michigan in the third game of his freshman season, and other head-hunting hits that he absorbed the rest of his college career are a part of his résumé that he can’t erase.

From Seattle Times