hire away



hire someone away (from someone or something)

[for one] to get someone to quit working for some other employer and begin working for one. We hired Elaine away from her previous employer, and now she wants to go back. The new bank hired away all the tellers from the old bank.
See also: away, hire

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BrennaBREN-əEnglish
KurtisKUR-tisEnglish
Hala-Arabic
RiittaREE:T-tahFinnish
Abigaia-Biblical Greek
Ishita-Indian, Hindi