cutthroat

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A murderer who slits the throats of victims.
2. (countable, uncountable) An unscrupulous, ruthless or unethical person.
3. (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. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of cutthroat compound (“an agentive-instrumental verb-noun compound word”).

Adj

1. Involving the cutting of throats.
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.

Synonyms

assassin

murderer

killer

hit man

thug

bandit

professional killer

fierce

bowelless

slayer

pitiless

relentless

ruthless

unmerciful

unrelenting

behead

devilish homicide

brutal

butcher

carve

criminal

cruel

cut

murderess

Translations

Halsabschneider

asesino

amansız

halsabschneiderisch

mörderisch

katil

bandido

degollador

coupe-jarret

accoltellatore

bandito

sicario

rufián

🦹‍♂️

moordenaar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkʌtθɹoʊt/

Etymology

From cut + throat.