cutthroat
English
noun
Definitions
- 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.
Etymology
Compound from English cut + English throat.
Origin
English
throat
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- becut English
- bluethroat English
- buzzcut English
- crosscut English
- curb cut English
- cut English
- cut autograph English
- cut signature English
- cut-out English
- cut-through English
- cutaway English
- cutback English
- cutbank English
- cutdown English
- cutgrass English
- cutlet English
- cutline English
- cutman English
- cutmark English
- cutoff English
- cutover English
- cutpoint English
- cutproof English
- cutpurse English
- cutround English
- cutscore English
- cutset English
- cutsies English
- cuttability English
- cuttable English
- cuttee English
- cutter English
- cutteth English
- cuttie English
- cutting English
- cutty English
- cutwater English
- cutwidth English
- cutwork English
- cutworm English
- deep-throat English
- forcut English
- forecut English
- forthcut English
- haircut English
- heartcut English
- highcut English
- incut English
- intercut English
- linecut English
- linocut English
- longcut English
- lowcut English
- miscut English
- non-cut English
- noncut English
- offcut English
- outcut English
- overcut English
- paper cut English
- pointcut English
- precut English
- recut English
- redthroat English
- roadcut English
- rubythroat English
- shortcut English
- sidecut English
- spacecut English
- starthroat English
- supercut English
- tear-throat English
- throat English
- throatband English
- throated English
- throater English
- throatful English
- throating English
- throatlatch English
- throatplate English
- throatwort English
- throaty English
- throttle English
- tocut English
- uncut English
- undercut English
- upcut English
- uppercut English
- wavecut English
- whitethroat English
- woodcut English
- yellowthroat English
- カット Japanese
- cutten Middle English
- throte Middle English
- cut線 Chinese
- 喊卡 Chinese
- trot Torres Strait Creole
- cut
- tocut
- incut
- recut
- cutty
- uncut
- upcut
- becut
- noncut
- cuttie
- cutter
- precut
- throat
- miscut
- offcut
- cutlet
- cutman
- cuttee
- forcut
- outcut
- cutset
- lowcut
- cutoff
- cutting
- sidecut
- wavecut
- highcut
- forecut
- cutmark
- non-cut
- haircut
- cutaway
- cutdown
- cutover
- cutbank
- throaty
- cutsies
- cutback
- overcut
- cutline
- roadcut
- buzzcut
- linocut
- linecut
- cutworm
- cutwork
- cutteth
- cut-out
- longcut
- woodcut
- cutgrass
- cuttable
- throated
- pointcut
- cutpurse
- cutwidth
- heartcut
- spacecut
- supercut
- cutproof
- cutpoint
- curb cut
- cutscore
- shortcut
- forthcut
- uppercut
- crosscut
- undercut
- intercut
- cutwater
- throttle
- throater
- cutround
- throating
- throatful
- paper cut
- redthroat
- throatband
- rubythroat
- starthroat
- bluethroat
- throatwort
- deep-throat
- throatplate
- tear-throat
- whitethroat
- throatlatch
- cut-through
- cuttability
- yellowthroat
- cut signature
- cut autograph