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   cut-throat

   /ˈkʌtθrəʊt/

   noun

   • 1. a murderer or other violent criminal: dated "a disreputable squad of thieves, cut-throats, and deserters"
   • 2. short for cut-throat razor
   • 3. a trout of western North America, with red or orange markings under the jaw.

   adjective

   • 1. (of a competitive situation or activity) fierce and intense; involving the use of ruthless measures: "the cut-throat world of fashion" Similar ruthlessmercilesspitilessunfeelingrelentlessaggressiveinformal:badassdog-eat-dogfiercely competitiveintensely competitive
   • ▪ (of a person) using ruthless methods in a competitive situation: "the greedy cut-throat manufacturers he worked for"
   • 2. denoting a form of whist (or other card game normally for four) played by three players.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCUT-THROAT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   competing in a strong and unfair way, without considering any harm caused to others: a cut-throat business / market / world. Scrapping of price fixing legislation led to a cut-throat battle for supermarket customers. Many firms have fallen victim to cut-throat competition.

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   competing in a strong and unfair way, without considering any harm caused to others: a cut-throat business / market / world. Scrapping of price fixing legislation led to a cut-throat battle for supermarket customers. Many firms have fallen victim to cut-throat competition.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCUTTHROAT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CUTTHROAT definition: 1. not involving considering or worrying about any harm caused to others: 2. not involving…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of CUTTHROAT is killer, murderer. How to use cutthroat in a sentence.

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   Cutthroat definition: a person who cuts the throat of another; a murderer.. See examples of CUTTHROAT used in a sentence.

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   Definition of cut-throat adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCUT-THROAT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe a situation as cut-throat, you mean that the people or companies involved all want success and do not care if they harm each other in getting it.

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   Definition of cutthroat adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) adjective. ruthless in competition. “ cutthroat competition”. synonyms: bowelless, fierce. merciless, unmerciful. having or showing no mercy.

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    cut-throat. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ˈcut-throat, cutthroat /ˈkʌtθrəʊt $ -θroʊt/ adjective [ usually before noun] a cut-throat activity or business involves people competing with each other in an unpleasant way Cut-throat competition is keeping prices low. the cut-throat world of advertising Examples from the ...