Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A murderer, especially one who cuts throats.
- noun An unprincipled, ruthless person.
- noun A cutthroat trout.
- adjective Cruel; murderous.
- adjective Relentless or merciless in competition.
- adjective Sports & Games Being a form of a game in which each of three or more players acts and scores individually.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To cut the throat of.
- noun A murderer; an assassin; a ruffian.
- noun The mustang grape of Texas, Vitis candicans: so called from its acrid taste. Sportsman's Gazetteer.
- noun A dark lantern in which there is generally horn instead of glass, and so constructed that the light may be completely obscured. Jamieson.
- noun A piece of ordnance. Jamieson.
- Murderous; cruel; barbarous.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Murderous; cruel; barbarous.
- adjective Ruthless; conducted without restraint.
- noun One who cuts throats; a murderer; an assassin.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
murderer whoslits thethroats of his victims. - noun An
unscrupulous ,ruthless orunethical person. - adjective Involving the
cutting ofthroats - adjective Of or relating to a
card game where everyone plays for him or herself rather than playing with a partner. - adjective Ruthlessly competitive,
dog-eat-dog
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective ruthless in competition
- noun someone who murders by cutting the victim's throat
Etymologies
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Examples
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The cutthroat trout of Rosebud Creek, Montana, the type locality for the name cutthroat trout, have been totally replaced by brook, brown, and rainbow trout.
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The cutthroat trout of Rosebud Creek, Montana, the type locality for the name cutthroat trout, have been totally replaced by brook, brown, and rainbow trout.
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The cutthroat trout of Rosebud Creek, Montana, the type locality for the name cutthroat trout, have been totally replaced by brook, brown, and rainbow trout.
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The cutthroat trout of Rosebud Creek, Montana, the type locality for the name cutthroat trout, have been totally replaced by brook, brown, and rainbow trout.
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If I'm not mistaken the cutthroat is the only true trout to America.
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If I'm not mistaken the cutthroat is the only true trout to America.
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More miles of free flowing rivers than any other state, the mountain cutthroat streams of other western states, along with Sea Run Steelhead and Salmon.
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More miles of free flowing rivers than any other state, the mountain cutthroat streams of other western states, along with Sea Run Steelhead and Salmon.
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The number of people who will swear by Microsoft, even though it has consistently put out inferior products for two decades while indulging in cutthroat business practices as a matter of principle.
What $499 Buys From Apple (for Now) - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
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It is in cutthroat markets for laptops, digital cameras, G.P.S. units and plenty of other products.
Sony’s Stringer Will Sell You a TV and a Movie, Too - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
hugovk commented on the word cutthroat
cutthroat, n., a cutthroat compound
Brianne Hughes, 6th May 2015:
May 27, 2015