 
		
		Definition of cutthroat:
		
		
		(n) :
		
		a 
murderer who 
slits the 
throats of his victims; an unscrupulous, ruthless or unethical person
		
 
			
	
		
		
		(adj) :
		
		involving the 
cutting of 
throats; of or relating to a 
card game where ever man plays for himself rather than playing with a partner
		
 
								
				"he found that playing cutthroat Spades was much more difficult than playing with a partner."