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.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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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.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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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.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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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.
Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002
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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 2008
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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 2008
hugovk commented on the word cutthroat
cutthroat, n., a cutthroat compound
Brianne Hughes, 6th May 2015:
May 27, 2015