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The Britannica Dictionary cutthroat 1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• cutthroat (adjective)

cutthroat /ˈkʌtˌθroʊt/ adjective cutthroat /ˈkʌtˌθroʊt/ adjective Britannica Dictionary definition of CUTTHROAT [more cutthroat; most cutthroat] — used to describe a situation in which people compete with each other in an unpleasant and often cruel and unfair way

• cutthroat [=ruthless] competition
• It's a cutthroat business we're in.

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