tomcat
Americannoun
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a male cat.
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Slang. a woman-chaser.
verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of tomcat
1750–60; Tom + cat ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The curious calico and her orange tomcat friend, Monu, had recently been sterilized and returned to the market.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2024
The Cats Protection charity said the family in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, was also being watched over by a tomcat, which was "very unusual".
From BBC ● May 18, 2021
They find themselves competing for McBurney’s favor as he sets about manipulating their vanities and insecurities, smiling like a tomcat who has stumbled into a cage full of canaries.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2017
Felis up: A particularly aggressive species of orange tomcat.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 8, 2017
Taking my furs, I sneaked out through a back door and, walking like a tomcat, I made it to the timber.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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