Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cutthroat"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cutthroat \Cut"throat`\ (k?t"thr?t`), n.
One who cuts throats; a murderer; an assassin.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cutthroat \Cut"throat`\, a.
Murderous; cruel; barbarous.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cutthroat
adj 1: ruthless in competition; "cutthroat competition"; "bowelless
readiness to take advantage" [syn: {fierce}, {bowelless}]
2: capable of or conducive to bloodshed; "a cutthroat rogue";
"a homicidal rage"; "murderous thugs" [syn: {homicidal}, {murderous}]
n : someone who murders by cutting the victim's throat
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