cutthroat

As adjectives the difference between mercenary and cutthroat

is that mercenary is motivated by private gain while cutthroat is involving the cutting of throats.

As nouns the difference between mercenary and cutthroat

is that mercenary is a person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose prime or sole motivation is private gain while cutthroat is a murderer who slits the throats of his victims.

As adjectives the difference between cutthroat and fierce

is that cutthroat is involving the cutting of throats while fierce is extremely violent, severe, ferocious or savage.

As a noun cutthroat

is a murderer who slits the throats of his victims.

As nouns the difference between conniver and cutthroat

is that conniver is a person who connives while cutthroat is a murderer who slits the throats of his victims.

As an adjective cutthroat is

involving the cutting of throats.

As a noun cutthroat

is a murderer who slits the throats of his victims.

As an adjective cutthroat

is involving the cutting of throats.

As a verb backstab is

to attack someone (especially verbally) unfairly in a deceitful, underhand, or treacherous manner, especially when they're not present in the place or situation that it happens (as if stabbing them in the back) see backbite.

As adjectives the difference between ambitious and cutthroat

is that ambitious is possessing, or controlled by ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction while cutthroat is involving the cutting of throats.

As a noun cutthroat is

a murderer who slits the throats of his victims.

As nouns the difference between competition and cutthroat

is that competition is the action of competing while cutthroat is a murderer who slits the throats of his victims.

As an adjective cutthroat is

involving the cutting of throats.

As adjectives the difference between straightforward and cutthroat

is that straightforward is proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating; honest; frank while cutthroat is involving the cutting of throats.

As an adverb straightforward

is in a straightforward manner.

As a noun cutthroat is

a murderer who slits the throats of his victims.

As nouns the difference between cutthroat and intensive

is that cutthroat is a murderer who slits the throats of his victims while intensive is (linguistics) form of a word with a stronger or more forceful sense than the root on which the intensive is built.

As adjectives the difference between cutthroat and intensive

is that cutthroat is involving the cutting of throats while intensive is thorough, to a great degree, with intensity.

As nouns the difference between ruffian and cutthroat

is that ruffian is a scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person while cutthroat is a murderer who slits the throats of his victims.

As adjectives the difference between ruffian and cutthroat

is that ruffian is brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous while cutthroat is involving the cutting of throats.

As a verb ruffian

is to play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.