as in murderers
a person who kills another person
while traveling the ancient Silk Road, traders were constant prey to cutthroats and thieves
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That case went cold as the murderers were never caught.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025 -
The drugged murderers are disassociated in every sense.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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The upcoming movie takes place in a near-future dystopia in which a man (Powell) must try to survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins — all while being filmed for a popular national television show.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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First, though, more assassins come for them.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
10 Oct. 2025
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Hexum played Mac Harper, the former Special Forces soldier helping Dani Reynolds (Jennifer O'Neill) find her husband's killers.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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But where the power play has been quiet for the last few nights, the penalty killers have been spot-on.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Cutthroats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cutthroats. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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