Cutthroat Definition
 kŭtthrōt 
  cutthroats
  
    noun
  
 
    cutthroats
  
A violent criminal, esp. one who murders.
 Webster's New World 
An unprincipled, ruthless person.
 American Heritage 
A cutthroat trout.
 American Heritage 
A three-player pocket billiards game where the object is to be the last player with at least one ball still on the table.
 Wiktionary 
    adjective
  
 Murderous.
 Webster's New World 
Merciless; ruthless.
 Webster's New World 
Being a form of a game in which each of three or more players acts and scores individually.
 Cutthroat handball; cutthroat bridge.
 American Heritage 
Played by persons competing as individuals rather than with partners, as some forms of bridge or pinochle.
 Webster's New World 
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