The meaning of Cutthroat

adjective

Ready or likely to attack or confront; characterized by or resulting from aggression.

Usage examples:

He's very uncooperative and aggressive

Characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

adjective

Using strong, forceful methods esp. to sell or persuade

Usage examples:

The company mounted an aggressive marketing campaign., you have to be aggressive if you want to suc…

noun

A person who murders an important person for political or religious reasons.

Usage examples:

She knew now he was not sleeping, and had been murdered by the assassins who lay dead on her floor.

noun

A tough, uncompromising, or intimidating person.

Usage examples:

One of them is a real badass, the other's pretty friendly

adjective

Tough, uncompromising, or intimidating.

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A badass demeanour

noun

A bad or slightly frightening person

Usage examples:

He plays a 21-year old badass who gets into a lot of trouble., this car is pure badass., badass dru…

exclamation

Used to express approval when a performer or other person has done something well.

Usage examples:

Bravo, you're improving!

noun

A cry of bravo.

Usage examples:

Bravos rang out

noun

A violent troublemaker or hired assassin.

Usage examples:

Men have before hired bravos to transact their crimes, while their own person and reputation sat un…

noun

A person whose trade is cutting up and selling meat in a shop.

Usage examples:

Markets often have butchers or cooked meat shops that specialize in the head and trotters, that is,…

verb

Slaughter or cut up (an animal) for food.

Usage examples:

A ban on butchering downer cows - animals that stagger, can't walk, or exhibit other signs of bse-w…

adjective

Having an appearance or other qualities of a type traditionally seen as masculine.

Usage examples:

A butch woman in a baseball cap

phrase

Used to refer to a situation of fierce competition in which people are willing to harm each other in order to succeed.

Usage examples:

New york is a dog-eat-dog society

adjective

Used to describe a situation in which people will do anything to be successful, even if what they do harms other people

Usage examples:

It's a dog-eat-dog world out there.

noun

An official who carries out a sentence of death on a condemned person.

Usage examples:

It had been difficult to find an executioner to carry out the sentence.

noun

Someone whose job is to execute criminals

noun

A man who is paid to murder someone

noun

The killing of one person by another.

Usage examples:

He was charged with homicide

noun

The crime of killing a person; murder

Usage examples:

[ u ] he was convicted of homicide.

noun

A person or thing that kills.

Usage examples:

There's a killer on the loose

adjective

Denoting a person or thing that kills.

Usage examples:

A killer virus

noun

Someone or something that causes someone or something to die

Usage examples:

The police haven’t found the killer yet., heart disease is a killer (= cause of death)., the test w…

noun

A person appointed to wind up the affairs of a company or firm.

Usage examples:

As noted above, an unregistered company charge is void as against both subsequent creditors and the…

noun

An official person or organization that is given the job of closing a company, by selling its assets so that its debts can be paid

Usage examples:

The liquidator appointed an expert to value the company's machinery.

adjective

Showing no mercy.

Usage examples:

A merciless attack with a blunt instrument

adjective

Showing no kindness; cruel

Usage examples:

A merciless enemy, he was teased mercilessly at school.

noun

A person who commits murder.

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Convicted murderers

noun

Someone who illegally and intentionally kills another person

Usage examples:

A convicted murderer was executed in north carolina yesterday., a mass murderer (= someone who has …

adjective

Showing no pity; cruel.

Usage examples:

A pitiless executioner

adjective

Without mercy or sympathy

adjective

Having or showing no pity

Usage examples:

A pitiless dictator

adjective

Unceasingly intense.

Usage examples:

The relentless heat of the desert

adjective

Having or showing no pity or compassion for others.

Usage examples:

A ruthless manipulator

adjective

Without mercy or pity

adjective

Cruel, or determined to succeed without caring about others

Usage examples:

A ruthless ruler, to compete abroad requires ruthless cost-cutting at home.

noun

Someone who kills a person or animal in a violent way.

Usage examples:

David, the slayer of goliath

noun

Someone who kills in a violent way

Usage examples:

A dragon slayer

noun

A violent person, especially a criminal.

Usage examples:

He was attacked by a gang of thugs

adjective

Unsympathetic, harsh, or callous.

Usage examples:

My mother is a cold, unfeeling woman

adjective

Not feeling sympathy for other people’s suffering

Usage examples:

An unfeeling man