cutthroat

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• cut-throat

Etymology

cut +‎ throat

Noun

cutthroat (plural cutthroats)

1. A murderer who slits the throats of his victims.
2. An unscrupulous, ruthless or unethical person.

Translations

murderer

Bulgarian: главорез (bg) m. Georgian: ყასაბი (ka) (kasabi) Latvian: rīkļurāvējs (lv) m.

Russian: головорез (ru) (golovoréz) m. Spanish: degollador (es) m.

unscrupulous, ruthless or unethical person

Bulgarian: главорез (bg) m. German: Halsabschneider (de) m.

Russian: головорез (ru) (golovor'éz) m.

Adjective

cutthroat (comparative more cutthroat, superlative most cutthroat)

1. Involving the cutting of throats
2. 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.

3. Ruthlessly competitive, dog-eat-dog

   Law is a cutthroat business, you always have to look out to see who is trying to outdo you.

Translations

very competitive, dog-eat-dog

German: mörderisch (de), halsabschneiderisch (de)