throat-cuttern.

Brit.

/ˈθrəʊtˌkʌtə/, U.S.

/ˈθroʊtˌkədər/

Forms: see throat n. and cutter n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: throat n., cutter n.¹

Etymology: < throat n. + cutter n.¹ Compare cut-throat n.

Chiefly Scottish in early use.

A person who or (occasionally) a thing which cuts throats; esp. a murderer or executioner who kills in this way. In later use frequently figurative: a person who engages in harmful or ruthless behaviour; a ruthless competitor, esp. with regard to business or commerce; cf. to cut the throat of at throat n. Phrases 3a, cut-throat n. Compounds.

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the world > life > death > killing > massacrer or slaughterer > [noun] > throat-cutter

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1567 R. Sempill Deeclaratioun Lordis Iust Quarrell (single sheet) Bludy bucheouris and throtcutters.

a1599 R. Rollock Sel. Wks. (1844) II. xv. 172 Two vagabonds, two throat-cutters.

a1600 ( W. Stewart tr. H. Boece Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) III. 43073 Of throt-cutteris and all sic cursit cryme, And murderaris of leill men be the way.

1620 W. Narne Pearle of Prayer iii. 127 Robbers, and throat-cutters will rise in the night to kill men.

1715 J. Fontaine Jrnl. 11 Mar. (1972) 668 The boatmen..take the fish and bring it ashore to the splitters, headers, throat cutters, salters and barrow men.

1839 Let. in W. M. Thackeray Paris Sketch Bk. (1840) II. 153 An executioner..had come..to assist the professional throat-cutter.

1877 Burlington (Iowa) Hawk-eye 20 Jan. 2/2 Should this bill pass the occupation of many a throat-cutter in money matters would be gone, and all the people would say, amen.

1885 Bull. U.S. Fish Comm. 5 11 The splitter..lays the fish open from the end of the cut made by the throat-cutter completely or nearly to the tail.

1909 F. T. Bullen Young Nemesis xx. 278 None of them—no, not even the most bloodthirsty pirate and throat-cutter of all—had either the courage or daring to attempt a sally in boats.

1919 W. L. Comfort Yellow Lord 132 A curved knife in his hand—a throat-cutter, designed for use from behind, the blade a foot long with a pruning crook to it.

1975 Star News (Pasadena, Calif.) 17 Mar. a6/5 As vicious a power grabber and throat cutter as you will find.

2014 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 20 Sept. b8/1 We are facing throat-cutters... They rape, crucify and decapitate. They use cruelty as a means of propaganda.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	throat-cutter
释义	throat-cuttern. Brit. /ˈθrəʊtˌkʌtə/, U.S. /ˈθroʊtˌkədər/ Forms: see throat n. and cutter n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: throat n., cutter n.¹ Etymology: < throat n. + cutter n.¹ Compare cut-throat n. Chiefly Scottish in early use. A person who or (occasionally) a thing which cuts throats; esp. a murderer or executioner who kills in this way. In later use frequently figurative: a person who engages in harmful or ruthless behaviour; a ruthless competitor, esp. with regard to business or commerce; cf. to cut the throat of at throat n. Phrases 3a, cut-throat n. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > massacrer or slaughterer > [noun] > throat-cutter throat-cutter1567 bronchotomist1670 1567 R. Sempill Deeclaratioun Lordis Iust Quarrell (single sheet) Bludy bucheouris and throtcutters. a1599 R. Rollock Sel. Wks. (1844) II. xv. 172 Two vagabonds, two throat-cutters. a1600 ( W. Stewart tr. H. Boece Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) III. 43073 Of throt-cutteris and all sic cursit cryme, And murderaris of leill men be the way. 1620 W. Narne Pearle of Prayer iii. 127 Robbers, and throat-cutters will rise in the night to kill men. 1715 J. Fontaine Jrnl. 11 Mar. (1972) 668 The boatmen..take the fish and bring it ashore to the splitters, headers, throat cutters, salters and barrow men. 1839 Let. in W. M. Thackeray Paris Sketch Bk. (1840) II. 153 An executioner..had come..to assist the professional throat-cutter. 1877 Burlington (Iowa) Hawk-eye 20 Jan. 2/2 Should this bill pass the occupation of many a throat-cutter in money matters would be gone, and all the people would say, amen. 1885 Bull. U.S. Fish Comm. 5 11 The splitter..lays the fish open from the end of the cut made by the throat-cutter completely or nearly to the tail. 1909 F. T. Bullen Young Nemesis xx. 278 None of them—no, not even the most bloodthirsty pirate and throat-cutter of all—had either the courage or daring to attempt a sally in boats. 1919 W. L. Comfort Yellow Lord 132 A curved knife in his hand—a throat-cutter, designed for use from behind, the blade a foot long with a pruning crook to it. 1975 Star News (Pasadena, Calif.) 17 Mar. a6/5 As vicious a power grabber and throat cutter as you will find. 2014 Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 20 Sept. b8/1 We are facing throat-cutters... They rape, crucify and decapitate. They use cruelty as a means of propaganda. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1567
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