poachpoach /pəʊtʃpoʊtʃ/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]1HUMAN RESOURCESto persuade someone to leave an organization and come and work for youWall Street firms have always poached each other’s star brokers.
poach fromWe prefer not to poach from other firms.
2to unfairly or illegally use someone else’s ideasThey were accused of poaching another agency’s ideas.
poach froma concept poached from their main rival
—poaching noun [uncountableU]There is still some poaching between the major executive search firms.