cutthroat

/ˌkʌtˈθroʊt/
/ˈkʌtθrəʊt/
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Other forms: cutthroats

Definitions of cutthroat
  1. noun
    someone who murders by cutting the victim's throat
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    type of:
    liquidator, manslayer, murderer
    a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
  2. adjective
    ruthless in competition
    “cutthroat competition”
    synonyms: bowelless, fierce
    merciless, unmerciful
    having or showing no mercy
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