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cutthroat

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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.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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