| 单词 | throat slitter |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthroat slitter throat slitter n. a person who or (occasionally) a thing which slits throats; esp. a murderer, an assassin; (also figurative) a person who engages in ruthless behaviour, typically in a competitive environment. ΚΠ 1891 M. P. Negreponte Io & Other Verse 62 Centuries of throat-slitters, of cowards, and of brutes. 1968 S. Yurick Bag ix. 383 Dumping ground for unreachables, dropouts, dissenters, freakouts.., woozy con men and throatslitters. 1995 Times 13 July 16/5 Nobody ever says they want a nice lawyer. They say, ‘I want a barracuda. I want a real throat-slitter.’ 2001 Food Engin. Sept. 49/2 The birds are still unconscious when they reach the automatic throat slitter. 2010 New Yorker 30 Aug. 53/2 The conservative operative Grover Norquist..is known for praising ‘throat slitters’ in politics. < as lemmas |
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