About The Word Cutthroat

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Cutthroat

Cutthroat Meaning & Definition
Cutthroat Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cutthroat?

[n] someone who murders by cutting the victim's throat
[adj] capable of or conducive to bloodshed; "a cutthroat rogue"; "a homicidal rage"; "murderous thugs"
[adj] ruthless in competition; "cutthroat competition"; "bowelless readiness to take advantage"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cutthroat: bloody | bowelless | fierce | homicidal | merciless | murderous | unmerciful

Related Terms | Find terms related to Cutthroat: apache | assassin | assassinator | barbaric | barbarous | bloodletter | bloodshedder | bloodthirsty | bloody | bloody-minded | bravo | brutal | brutish | bucko | bully | bullyboy | burker | butcher | button man | Cain | cannibal | cold-blooded | competing | competitive | cruel | deadly | desperado | devil | emulous | eradicator | exacting | excessive | executioner | exorbitant | exterminator | extortionate | extravagant | fancy | feral | ferocious | fierce | garroter | gorilla | gory | gouging | grossly overpriced | gun | gunman | gunsel | gunslinger | hatchet man | head-hunter | hellcat | hell-raiser | hit man | homicidal | homicidal maniac | homicide | immoderate | in competition | in rivalry | inflationary | inhuman | inordinate | killer | lethal | mad dog | man-eater | man-killer | manslayer | massacrer | matador | merciless | murderer | murderous | out of bounds | out of sight | outrageous | overpriced | pesticide | pirate | pitiless | poison | poisoner | preposterous | prohibitive | red-handed | relentless | rival | rivaling | rough | rowdy | ruffian | ruthless | sanguinary | savage | self-destructive | skyrocketing | slaughterer | slaughterous | slayer | spiraling | strangler | suicidal | thug | torpedo | trigger man | truculent | unconscionable | undue | unmerciful | unprincipled | unreasonable | unwarranted | usurious | vicious | violent | vying

See Also | liquidator | manslayer | murderer

Cutthroat In Webster's Dictionary

\Cut"throat`\ (k?t"thr?t`), n. One who cuts throats; a murderer; an assassin.
\Cut"throat`\, a. Murderous; cruel; barbarous.

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