cutthroat
Speech parts
1. cutthroat - Noun
2. cutthroat - Adjective
3. cutthroat - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
One who cuts throats; a murderer; an assassin.
Murderous; cruel; barbarous.
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Examples
cutthroat competition
bowelless readiness to take advantage
Bear use of cutthroat trout spawning streams in Yellowstone National Park.
And yet I for striking down a greater tyrant than they ever knew am looked upon as a common cutthroat.
And yet I for striking down a greater tyrant than they ever knew am looked upon as a common cutthroat."
Against Elsie’s advice, Madeleine brings in the state attorney general’s office to assist them, while cutthroat trial attorney Claire O’Hara joins the defense.