tomcat

American  

[tom-kat] / ˈtɒmˌkæt /

noun

1. a male cat.

2. Slang. a woman-chaser.

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verb (used without object)

tomcatted, tomcatting

1. Slang. (of a man) to pursue women in order to make sexual conquests (often followed byaround ).

   He tomcatted around before settling down.

Etymology

Origin of tomcat

1750–60; Tom + cat ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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tomcat

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

Felis up: A particularly aggressive species of orange tomcat.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 8, 2017

A childhood friend compared him to “a tomcat, constantly tense and grumpy”; later in life he acquired the nickname Gniewosz, which blended his name with the Polish word for “anger.”

From The New Yorker ● May 22, 2017

I remember feeling like a mouse that had found the tiniest hole for escape while a giant tomcat loomed.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2012

A big old snaggletoothed tomcat lived in the cobhouse, and as quick as you’d come out of the privy, he’d jump at you.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

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