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Definition of: cut-throat
(kut′thrōt′) adjective
1. Ruffianly; bloodthirsty.
2. Played by three single players: said of poker and other card games.
3. Profitless: cut–throat stock.
4. Ruinous; merciless: cut–throat competition.
—noun
1. A bloodthirsty ruffian.
2. A cut–throat card game.
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