CEFR B2

cut-throat

noun

Meaning

cut-throat means a murderer who slits the throats of victims. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses cut-throat to mean a murderer who slits the throats of victims.
The teacher asked students to find cut-throat in the reading.

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cut-throat (B2)

noun

Definition

cut-throat means a murderer who slits the throats of victims. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses cut-throat to mean a murderer who slits the throats of victims.
The teacher asked students to find cut-throat in the reading.
Check the words around cut-throat to choose the right meaning.

How to Use cut-throat

a/the cut-throat (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a cut-throat."
cut-throat in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked cut-throat in context before translating it."

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