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How to pronounce cutthroat in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bowelless, fierce


cutthroat competition.
Type Words
Type of liquidator, manslayer, murderer

Examples of cutthroat

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Reality TV Island is basically a pared down, less cutthroat version of Survivor.
From the tunedin.blogs.time.com
She's trying to make it in an industry that is as cutthroat as elite gymnastics.
From the usatoday.com
Fly anglers have reported catching rainbows and cutthroat as large as 15 inches.
From the thenewstribune.com
Some winter steelhead and sea-run cutthroat also are being caught at Blue Creek.
From the thenewstribune.com
The catch is dominated with cutthroat trout and some grayling thrown in for fun.
From the sltrib.com
One troller picked up some small rainbows and a nice cutthroat on a gold Phoebe.
From the sacbee.com
As if the Palace is some cutthroat organization that treats its players horribly.
From the freep.com
Theirs is a cutthroat game, an occupation whose rewards should reflect its risks.
From the smh.com.au
In many ways it's tougher at the bottom because it's more cutthroat at the top.
From the kentucky.com
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  • Ruthless in competition; "cutthroat competition"; "bowelless readiness to take advantage"
  • Someone who murders by cutting the victim's throat
  • Cutthroat (Daniel "Danny" Leighton) is a comic book character, a supervillain in Marvel Comics' main shared universe. The character first appeared in Marvel Team-Up (1st series) #89. He is the brother of Diamondback.
  • Cutthroat is a three-player pocket billiards game, played on a pool table using cue sticks. Each player is assigned a set of numbered balls. The object is to be the last player with at least one ball still on the table. Subtle differences in game rules exist, with numerous regional variants. ...
  • Michael Slade (b. 1947, Lethbridge, Alberta) is the pen name of Canadian novelist Jay Clarke, a lawyer who has participated in more than 100 criminal cases and who specializes in criminal insanity. Before Clarke entered law school, his undergraduate studies focused on history. ...
  • Cutthroat is the name of several fictional characters from the various Transformers universes. They are both Terrorcons who turn into winged beasts.
  • (Cutthroats (video game)) Cutthroats is an interactive fiction computer game written by Michael Berlyn and Jerry Wolper and was published by Infocom in 1984. ...
  • A murderer who slits the throats of his victims; An unscrupulous, ruthless or unethical person; Involving the cutting of throats; Of or relating to a card game where everyone plays for him or herself rather than playing with a partner; Ruthlessly competitive, dog-eat-dog
  • Anyone or anything murderous, whether literal or figurative; that which is diabolical or merciless, and is sometimes spelled "cut-throat"; compare MARATHON, GAUNTLET, SNAKE PIT, HOLD ONE'S FEET TO THE FIRE, ORDEAL. Also, any ruthless act or circumstance. ...