cutthroat

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: cut-throat, cut throat, cutthroats

Antonyms: cut-throat, cut throat, cutthroats

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. A [[murderer]] who [[slit]]s the [[throat]]s of victims.
2. An [[unscrupulous]], [[ruthless]] or [[unethical]] person.
3. {{lb|en|uncountable}} A three-player [[pocket billiards]] game where the object is to be the last player with at least one ball still on the table.
4. {{lb|en|linguistics}} {{ellipsis of|en|cutthroat compound|t=an agentive-instrumental verb-noun compound word}}.
5. {{lb|en|ornithology}} {{ellipsis of|en|[[cut-throat finch|cutthroat finch]]}} ({{taxlink|Amadina fasciata|species}}).

Adjective

1. Involving the [[cut]]ting of [[throat]]s.
2. Of or relating to a [[card]] game where everyone plays for him or herself rather than playing with a partner.
3. Ruthlessly competitive, [[dog-eat-dog]].

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.