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cut⋅throat

  [kuht-throht]
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–noun
1. a person who cuts throats; murderer.
–adjective
2. murderous.
3. ruthless: cutthroat competition.
4. pertaining to a game, as of cards, in which each of three or more persons acts and scores as an individual.
Origin:
1525–35; cut + throat
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cut·throat   (kŭt'thrōt')   
n.  
  1. A murderer, especially one who cuts throats.
  2. An unprincipled, ruthless person.
  3. A cutthroat trout.
adj.  
  1. Cruel; murderous.
  2. Relentless or merciless in competition: a cutthroat business.
  3. Sports & Games Being a form of a game in which each of three or more players acts and scores individually: cutthroat handball; cutthroat bridge.
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Cutthroat

Cut"throat`\ (k?t"thr?t`), n. One who cuts throats; a murderer; an assassin.

Cutthroat

Cut"throat`\, a. Murderous; cruel; barbarous.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : cutthroat
Spanish: asesino,
German: der Mörder,
Japanese: 人殺し
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