poachable

Ready for taking

Poachable describes something that can be poached—taken illegally or lured away.

Wildlife is poachable when vulnerable to hunters violating game laws: Rhinos become more poachable as their habitat shrinks.

Employees are poachable when recruiters might entice them to leave: Our best engineers are highly poachable.

Eggs are poachable when suitable for cooking gently in liquid.

recruitment

talent

Inborn aptitude

competitor · staff · skilled · recruitable · vulnerable · underpaid · undervalued · lure · entice · offer

hunting

game

Organized play or sport

  • deerAntlered hoofed mammal
  • wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
  • pheasantLarge ornamental game bird

grouse · elk · quarry · trophy · illegal · trespassing · conservation · endangered · ivory · rhino

culinary

eggs

Reproductive cells in shells

  • salmonPink-fleshed migratory fish
  • pearsEdible pomes from Pyrus
  • chickenDomestic fowl for eating

fish · simmering · gentle · delicate · liquid · broth · wine · vinegar · tender · moist

Opposites
retention/loyalty

poachableloyal

Firm in allegiance

locked in · unrecruitable · committed · devoted · retained

contractual constraint

poachableunder contract

Obligated by formal agreement

contracted · locked up · bound · tied up · obligated

desirability to competitors

poachableundesirable

Not wanted or sought

unmarketable · untouchable · off-limits · protected · irreplaceable

Family

poach, poached, poaching, poacher, poachers, antipoaching

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