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tiger
[ tahy-ger ]
noun
, plural ti·gers, ti·ger.
- 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.
- the cougar, jaguar, thylacine, or other animal resembling the tiger.
- a person resembling a tiger in fierceness, courage, etc.
- a country that is considered to have a tiger economy:
Taiwan is one of the four Asian tigers.
- an additional cheer (often the word tiger ) at the end of a round of cheering.
- any of several strong, voracious fishes, as a sand shark.
- any of numerous animals with stripes similar to a tiger's.
adjective
- 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
- a large feline mammal, Panthera tigris, of forests in most of Asia, having a tawny yellow coat with black stripes
- not in technical use any of various other animals, such as the jaguar, leopard, and thylacine
- a dynamic, forceful, or cruel person
- a country, esp in E Asia, that is achieving rapid economic growth
- ( as modifier )
a tiger economy
- archaic.a servant in livery, esp a page or groom
- short for tiger moth
- slang.a ten-rand note
- 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
Tiger
2/ ˈtaɪɡə /
noun
- See TIGR
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Derived Forms
- ˈtigerishness, noun
- ˈtiger-like, adjective
- ˈtigerishly, adverb
- ˈtigerish, adjective
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Other Words From
- tiger·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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