a murderer or other violent criminal
a disreputable squad of thieves, cut-throats, and deserters
a trout of western North America, with red or orange markings under the jaw
(of a competitive situation or activity) fierce and intense; involving the use of ruthless measures
the cut-throat world of fashion
denoting a form of whist (or other card game normally for four) played by three players
a small African bird of the waxbill family, with speckled brown plumage, a conspicuous crimson throat band, and a rufous belly