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tiger

[ tahy-ger ]

noun

, plural ti·gers, ti·ger.
  1. a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
  2. the cougar, jaguar, thylacine, or other animal resembling the tiger.
  3. a person resembling a tiger in fierceness, courage, etc.
  4. a country that is considered to have a tiger economy:

    Taiwan is one of the four Asian tigers.

  5. an additional cheer (often the word tiger ) at the end of a round of cheering.
  6. any of several strong, voracious fishes, as a sand shark.
  7. any of numerous animals with stripes similar to a tiger's.


adjective

  1. noting or relating to a strict parenting style that demands academic excellence and obedience from children, associated especially with East Asians:

    a tiger mom; tiger parenting.

tiger

1

/ ˈtaɪɡə /

noun

  1. a large feline mammal, Panthera tigris, of forests in most of Asia, having a tawny yellow coat with black stripes
  2. not in technical use any of various other animals, such as the jaguar, leopard, and thylacine
  3. a dynamic, forceful, or cruel person
    1. a country, esp in E Asia, that is achieving rapid economic growth
    2. ( as modifier )

      a tiger economy

  4. archaic.
    a servant in livery, esp a page or groom
  5. short for tiger moth
  6. slang.
    a ten-rand note
  7. have a tiger by the tail informal.
    to find oneself in a situation that has turned out to be much more difficult to control than one had expected
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Tiger

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/ ˈtaɪɡə /

noun

  1. See TIGR
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈtigerishness, noun
  • ˈtiger-like, adjective
  • ˈtigerishly, adverb
  • ˈtigerish, adjective
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Other Words From

  • tiger·like adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tiger1

before 1000; Middle English tigre, Old English tīgras (plural) < Latin tīgris, tigris < Greek tígris
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tiger1

C13: from Old French tigre, from Latin tigris, from Greek, of Iranian origin
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Example Sentences

As late as the 1950s, hunters reported spotting their blue hairs alongside the traditional orange fur of other South China tigers on trails.

On Thursday morning, Candy Couser, who has volunteered at the “Tiger King” star’s Tampa animal sanctuary for five years, was about to feed a 3-year-old male tiger named Kimba, when she noticed something was off with his cage.

The tiger dropped his grip and Couser fell away from the cage as her co-workers aimed to save her arm, using a belt as a tourniquet to stop the bleeding before an ambulance arrived about 20 minutes later.

Alito declared that to be something like a sighting of a “Tasmanian tiger” — meaning the possibility might be there, but the court has never recognized one.

Animals range from Arabian horses to exotic birds to big cats like cheetahs, tigers, and more—all are indexed with brief descriptions of each subject.

All of the big cats have a special mystique, but perhaps none more so than the tiger.

In March, police arrested a group of wealthy businessmen and government officials who were about to dine on illegal tiger meat.

“I was watching ‘Daniel The Tiger’ with my kid and I heard two shots like ‘boom-boom,’” he said.

Tiger Lily and her tribe, however, were outfitted in semi-realistic outfits (read: nearly naked).

In other news, black and white pin-up shots are now officially less valuable than life-size Tiger Beat tear outs.

The moment the bait was touched, down would come the heavy timber—smash—on the tiger's head.

Tiger-hunting, by the way, was considered great sport by Yung Pak's father.

The fresh imprint of a tiger's paw upon the pathway gives the same sort of feel to the Indian herdsman.

So he settled back to pay the price and hear the story of Flora Martin and the tiger.

She saw two fiery eyes; she saw the tiger gather himself preparatory to springing.

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