Cutthroats

/ˈkʌtθroʊts/ noun

Definition

Ruthless, violent criminals who will harm people without hesitation, or the plural of cutthroat; also a species of trout fish.

Etymology

Compound of 'cut' and 'throat,' referring to assassins or murderers who literally killed by slitting throats; the term dates back to the 1600s for dangerous criminals and was later applied to the fish species due to coloring marks.

Kelly Says

The cutthroat trout (a North American species) gets its name from a distinctive red slash mark under its jaw that looks like a cut throat—a perfect example of how picturesque animal names sometimes come from violent human history.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰላም ሰላም
se-lam se-lam
ARالعربية
قاتلون
qah-taloon
BNবাংলা
হত্যাকারী
hot-ya-ka-ree
CACatalà
assassins
ah-sah-ssi-nee
CSČeština
vražedníci
vraz-ehd-ni-ki
DADansk
morderere
mœr-de-re-re
DEDeutsch
Mörder
mœr-der
ELΕλληνικά
κατασφαίρες
kat-as-fay-res
ESEspañol
asesinos
ah-seh-see-nohs
FAفارسی
قاتل
qatil
FISuomi
murhaajat
mur-ha-a-jat
FRFrançais
coupables
koo-pabhl
GUGU
મોતદાની
mo-ta-da-nee
HAHA
masu kashe
ma-su ka-she
HEעברית
רוצחים
ro-t-chim
HIहिन्दी
खूनखरा
khun-khara
HUMagyar
gyilkosok
gi-lk-os-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembunuh
pembun-uh
IGIG
ndị ọrịa
ndi or-ia
ITItaliano
assassini
ah-sah-ssi-nee
JA日本語
切り裂き魔
kiri-saki-ma
KKKK
жауапкерші
ja-w-ap-ker-shi
KMKM
អ្នកប្រមាថ
a-nk pra-ma-tha
KO한국어
살인자
sal-in-ja
MRMR
हत्याकर्त्या
ha-tya-kar-tya
MSBahasa Melayu
pembunuh
pembun-uh
MYမြန်မာ
လူမျိုး
lu-myo
NLNederlands
moordenaars
mœr-de-naars
NONorsk
morderere
mœr-de-re-re
PAPA
ਖਤਰਨਾਕ
khat-ra-nak
PLPolski
mordercy
mor-der-tsy
PTPortuguês
assassinos
ah-sah-si-nohs
RORomână
ucigași
oo-chee-ga-shee
RUРусский
убийцы
oo-bee-tzy
SVSvenska
mördare
mœr-dare
SWKiswahili
watu wa kuua
wa-tu wa koo-ua
TAதமிழ்
கொலைகாரர்கள்
ko-lai-ka-ra-rgal
TEతెలుగు
ฆాతకర్లు
kha-tha-kar-lu
THไทย
ฆาตกร
kha-at-gorn
TLTL
mga mamamatay
mga ma-ma-ta-y
TRTürkçe
katililer
kah-ti-li-ler
UKУкраїнська
вбивці
vbi-vtsi
URاردو
قاتل
qatil
VITiếng Việt
những kẻ giết người
nhu-ng-kh-e-k-e-t-s-e-at-ng-oo-ee
YOYO
ọ̀lọ́gbọ́
o-lo-g-bo
ZH中文
杀手
shā shǒu
ZUZU
abantu abashayeli
a-ban-too a-ba-sha-ye-li

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