cutthroat.
A murderer who slits the throats of victims.
Meaning & usage
A murderer who slits the throats of 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.
Ellipsis of cutthroat compound (“an agentive-instrumental verb-noun compound word”).
Where this word comes from
From cut + throat.
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.
Where this word comes from
From cut + throat.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.