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| adventurer |
one who advances by dishonest or ruthless means. [1/3 definitions] |
| adventuress |
a female adventurer, esp. one who advances by dishonest or ruthless means. |
| atrocious |
exceptionally evil, ruthless, or brutal. [1/2 definitions] |
| atrocity |
an exceptionally evil, ruthless, or cruel act. [2 definitions] |
| dog-eat-dog |
marked by ruthless competition; merciless. |
| fell3 |
fierce or ruthless. [1/2 definitions] |
| hard-fisted |
ruthless; tough. [1/2 definitions] |
| jungle |
an activity or place characterized by ruthless competition. [1/4 definitions] |
| pitiless |
having or demonstrating no pity or mercy; ruthless. |
| robber baron |
a U.S. capitalist of the late nineteenth century who acquired great wealth and influence by ruthless exploitation of natural and human resources, market manipulation, political corruption, and the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| Shylock |
in The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, a ruthless moneylender. [1/2 definitions] |
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