cut-throat

British  

noun

1. a person who cuts throats; murderer

2. US name: straight razor.  Also called: cut-throat razor.  a razor with a long blade that usually folds into the handle

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adjective

1. bloodthirsty or murderous; cruel

2. fierce or relentless in competition

   cut-throat prices

3. (of some games) played by three people

   cut-throat poker

Example Sentences

After many high-profile corporate customers complained about the high fees attached to AI models, OpenAI is considering discounting its services as competition with Anthropic gets cut-throat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

I had always believed that providing good hospitality was important in such a cut-throat industry and a way of managers having a time to mix and meet.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

So money is fleeing from software—a sector populated by public companies with traditionally high margins and deep moats—to AI model providers, an area dominated by lossmaking private companies engaged in cut-throat competition.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

On the other side are Gen Z and young millennials, born a couple of decades later, who face soaring house prices and cut-throat competition in the job market.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

He closed the cut-throat razor, put it down on the side of the sink, dabbed at his tiny cut with a toilet paper swab.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman