cutthroat
/ˈkʌtˌθroʊt/
adjective
- Fiercely competitive; willing to hurt others to succeed.
- They faced cutthroat competition from three other companies.
- The cutthroat world of fashion design leaves little room for mistakes.
- Office politics can be cutthroat when everyone wants the promotion.
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noun
- A person who is ruthless and will do anything to get what they want.
- The old CEO was a real cutthroat who fired anyone who disagreed with him.
- She earned a reputation as a cutthroat during the merger negotiations.
- In that industry, you have to be a cutthroat to survive.
- A murderer or violent criminal (old-fashioned use).
- Pirates were often portrayed as cutthroats in old adventure tales.
- The story was about a band of cutthroats who terrorized the countryside.
- The town was warned that a cutthroat was on the loose.
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