Definition of Cutthroat
Cutthroat
cut·throat


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(adjective)
Ruthlessly competitive or mercilessly aggressive.

e.g. The company's cutthroat business tactics led to its competitors' downfall.

(noun)
a murderer or killer;

e.g. While traveling in the desert at night, we had to be careful of any attacks by cutthroats or thieves.



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