cutthroat

== English == === Alternative forms === cut-throat, cut throat === Etymology === From cut + throat. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkʌtθɹəʊt/ (Northern England) IPA(key): /ˈkʊtθɹəʊt/, [ˈkʊtθɹoːt], [ˈkʊtθɹoʊt] (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈkʌtθɾot/ (Wales) IPA(key): /ˈkʌtθɾoːt/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈkʌtθɹoʊt/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈkɐtθɹəʉt/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈkɐtθɹɐʉt/ === Noun === cutthroat (countable and uncountable, plural cutthroats) A murderer who slits the throats of victims. An unscrupulous, ruthless or unethical person. (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. (linguistics) Ellipsis of cutthroat compound (“an agentive-instrumental verb-noun compound word”). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === cutthroat (comparative more cutthroat, superlative most cutthroat) 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. ==== Translations ==== === Related terms === cutthroat eel