cutthroat

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  1. noun A murderer, especially one who cuts throats.
  2. noun An unprincipled, ruthless person.
  3. noun A cutthroat trout.
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  • When he felt my gaze, his face closed and his eyebrows went down, but as he turned away I decided that, Arab cutthroat or no, the man was not unaware of subtle undercurrents. —  0 Jerusalem - Laurie R. King - Russell-Holmes 05
  • While city managers typically don't last long in the cutthroat arena of big-city politics, —  azcentral.com | news
  • What: Season two premiere of the legal thriller starring Glenn Close as a cutthroat attorney and Rose Byrne as her disciple, hellbent on destroying her. —  Valley News valleynews.com Stories
  • These folks need to understand that when it comes to Nebraska, we Republicans aren't ruthless, cutthroat, win-at-all costs people, with the obvious exception of Chuck Sigerson. —  Leavenworth Street - the talk of Nebraska politics
  • Anyone who's ever worked for a cutthroat boss and / or anyone who's ever been in any sort of abusive relationship will understand the HBK-JBL story at it unfolded tonight. —  PWTorch.com
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/ˈkətθroʊt/
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