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Cutthroat - What does it mean?

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cutthroat

English

(wikipedia cutthroat)

Alternative forms

* cut-throat

Noun

(en noun)
  • A murderer who slits the throats of his victims.
  • An unscrupulous, ruthless or unethical person.
  • A three-player pocket billiards game where the object is to be the last player with at least one ball still on the table.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Involving the cutting of throats
  • Of or relating to a card game where everyone plays for him or herself rather than playing with a partner.
    • He found that playing cutthroat Spades was much more difficult than playing with a partner.
  • Ruthlessly competitive, dog-eat-dog
    • Law is a cutthroat business, you always have to look out to see who is trying to outdo you.

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.