cutthroat

[ kuht-throht ]
/ ˈkʌtˌθroʊt /

noun

a person who cuts the throat of another; a murderer.

adjective

murderous.
ruthless: cutthroat competition.
pertaining to a game, as of cards, in which each of three or more persons acts and scores as an individual.

Origin of cutthroat

First recorded in 1525–35; cut + throat

Words nearby cutthroat

cutter, cutter bar, cutter deck, cutter number, cutter-rigged, cutthroat, cutthroat contract, cutthroat trout, cutting, cutting board, cutting compound

Words related to cut throats

executioner, hunter, butcher, slayer, soldier, assassin, exterminator