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Definitions of cut-throat word

adjective cut-throat If you describe a situation as cut-throat, you mean that the people or companies involved all want success and do not care if they harm each other in getting it. 3
noun cut-throat a person who cuts throats; murderer 3
noun cut-throat a razor with a long blade that usually folds into the handle 3
adjective cut-throat bloodthirsty or murderous; cruel 3
adjective cut-throat fierce or relentless in competition 3
adjective cut-throat (of some games) played by three people 3

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English throte, Old English throte, throta, throtu; akin to Old High German drozza throat, Old Norse throti swelling. See throttle

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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