Synonyms of headhunt

headhunt

verb

as in to scout

Related Words

• scout
• keep (on)
• job
• enlist
• partner
• promote
• upgrade
• recruit
• hire
• employ
• advance
• subcontract
• rehire
• contract
• apprentice
• retain
• pay
• engage
• fee
• reemploy
• sign (up or on)
• reengage
• assume
• lay on
• take on
• place

Dissimilar Words

• can
• sack
• ax
• dismiss
• fire
• discharge
• lay off
• lock out
• furlough

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of headhunt

However, Gordon will need to headhunt a new sporting director. — James Pearce, New York Times, 11 July 2026

Studios are using the platform to headhunt new talent. — Ethan Beck, Washington Post, 31 May 2026

Corporates and industries headhunt good engineers and not many see a career path in global health. — Madhukar Pai, Forbes, 22 May 2022

Nonetheless, some with deep expertise in specific industries or corporate functions have thrived, says Nancy Garrison Jenn, who helps multinationals headhunt the right headhunters. — The Economist, 6 Feb. 2020

There have been headhunting expeditions against Bret Stephens, Bari Weiss, and Sarah Jeong, among others, and the Times mostly has held firm. — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 27 Aug. 2019

Pay for the highest ranks could top $3 million this year, a few hundred thousand dollars more than a year ago, according to a survey by headhunting firm Options Group. — Gunjan Banerji, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2018

Following early success at EMI Classics, Foster was headhunted by Richard Branson to be the founding managing director of Virgin Classics, before going on to lead BMG Classics UK. — Regina Cho, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2018

At the same meeting, a veteran teacher my school can’t bear to lose admitted he was being headhunted by a better-paying district close to his girlfriend’s house in Silicon Valley. — Andrew Simmons, The Atlantic, 28 June 2017