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cutthroat definition

cut·throat (kut′t̸hrōt′)

noun

a person who cuts throats; murderer

adjective

  1. murderous
  2. merciless; ruthless
  3. ☆ played by persons competing as individuals rather than with partners, as some forms of bridge or pinochle

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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