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cutthroat

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cut·throat  (ktthrt)
n.
1. A murderer, especially one who cuts throats.
2. An unprincipled, ruthless person.
3. A cutthroat trout.
adj.
1. Cruel; murderous.
2. Relentless or merciless in competition: a cutthroat business.
3. Sports & Games Being a form of a game in which each of three or more players acts and scores individually: cutthroat handball; cutthroat bridge.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cutthroat - someone who murders by cutting the victim's throat
liquidator, manslayer, murderer - a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
Adj.1.cutthroat - ruthless in competition; "cutthroat competition"; "bowelless readiness to take advantage"
merciless, unmerciful - having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating"
Translations

cutthroat [ˈkʌtθrəut] nasesino/a
adjferoz;
cutthroat competition → competencia encarnizada or despiadada
cutthroat [ˈkʌtθrəut] cut nMörder(in) m(f)
cutthroat [ˈkʌtθrəut] nassassino
adj cutthroat competition → concorrenza spietata

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Never had Norman of Torn laid violent hand upon a woman, and his cutthroat band were under oath to respect and protect the sex, on penalty of death.
The Gaucho, although he may be a cutthroat, is a gentleman; the Guaso is in few respects better, but at the same time a vulgar, ordinary fellow.
So saying he visibly smugged and went off to telegraph for a brigade of cutthroats to protect Christian interests.
 
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