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tomcat

[ tom-kat ]

/ ˈtɒmˌkæt /

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noun

a male cat.

Slang. a woman-chaser.

verb (used without object), tom·cat·ted, tom·cat·ting.

Slang. (of a man) to pursue women in order to make sexual conquests (often followed by around): He tomcatted around before settling down.

Words nearby tomcat

tombouctou, tomboy, tombstone, tombstone ad, tombé, tomcat, tomcod, tome, tomentose, tomentum, tomfool

Origin of tomcat

1750–60; Tom + cat1

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Examples from the Web for tomcat

The Tomcat had come into camp bringing five cows with their unmarked offspringthis was the spring round-up.
The Sunset Trail|Alfred Henry Lewis
Vick is either in hot pursuit of, or hot flight from, the tomcat; all her four legs are quivering and kicking in a mimic gallop.
Nancy|Rhoda Broughton
Jack said I could take him, returned the Tomcat as he leaped into the saddle.
The Sunset Trail|Alfred Henry Lewis
Mr. Masterson seized the Tomcat by the shoulders and dragged him from under Shylockstill heaving and plunging to regain his feet.
The Sunset Trail|Alfred Henry Lewis

Then the King immediately summoned his private secretary, the Tomcat, and commanded him to show the proclamation.
The Russian Grandmother's Wonder Tales|Louise Seymour Houghton

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