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
Felis up: A particularly aggressive species of orange tomcat.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 8, 2017
The Tale of Ginger and Pickles” features Ginger, a yellow-tabby tomcat who, despite being a shopkeeper, prefers not to serve the mice who enter his store, “because he said it made his mouth water.”
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 1, 2016
I leaned back in the chair, fighting the urge to smile like a tomcat in a dovecote.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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