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cutthroat Definition

cut·throat (kutt̸hrōt′)

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

cutthroat Synonyms

cutthroat

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cutthroat Synonyms

cutthroat

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cutthroat Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • competition: You too can take advantage of this cutthroat competition to get the desired loan package.
  • world: Always a good thing in the cutthroat world of entertainment.
  • industry: His company's ultimate failure says more about a cutthroat industry than about the quality of Kaplan's product.
  • business: And both have survived, if not thrived, the last 20 years in the cutthroat business of fashion.
  • market: There's a cutthroat market out there for directory inquiries, and other companies numbers don't work from BT call boxes.
  • trout: The cutthroat trout were big, wild, and free rising - just like it's supposed to be.

Modifying Another Word

  • increasingly: By now a legend in television history, Weaver became increasingly critical of the increasingly cutthroat and commercial nature of US broadcasting.

Browse dictionary entries near cutthroat

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  7. cutoff frequency
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  1. cutthroat trout
  2. cutting
  3. cutting edge
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  5. cuttlefish
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