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ti⋅ger

  [tahy-ger]
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–noun, plural -gers, (especially collectively for 1, 2, 5) -ger.
1. a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several races from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some races thought to be extinct.
2. the cougar, jaguar, thylacine, or other animal resembling the tiger.
3. a person resembling a tiger in fierceness, courage, etc.
4. an additional cheer (often the word tiger) at the end of a round of cheering.
5. any of several strong, voracious fishes, as a sand shark.
6. any of numerous animals with stripes similar to a tiger's.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME tigre, OE tīgras (pl.) < L tīgris, tigris < Gk tígris

Related forms:
ti⋅ger⋅like, adjective
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Woods

  [woodz]
–noun
1. Eldrick [el-drik] , (“Tiger”), born 1975, U.S. professional golfer.
2. Lake of the. Lake of the Woods.
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ti·ger   (tī'gər)   
n.  

    1. A large carnivorous feline mammal (Panthera tigris) of Asia, having a tawny coat with transverse black stripes.

    2. Any of various similar wild felines, such as the jaguar, mountain lion, or lynx.

  2. A person regarded as aggressive, audacious, or fierce.


[Middle English tigre, from Old English tigras, tigers, and from Old French tigre, both from Latin tigris, from Greek, of Iranian origin; see steig- in Indo-European roots.]
ti'ger·ish adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
tiger

  1. n.
    a strong and virile man. : The guy's a tiger. Watch out for him.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

tiger 
O.E. tigras (pl.), also in part from O.Fr. tigre (c.1150), both from L. tigris "tiger," from Gk. tigris, possibly from an Iranian source. The meaning "shriek or howl at the end of a cheer" is recorded from 1845, Amer.Eng. Tigress first recorded 1611. Tiger's-eye "yellowish-brown quartz" is recorded from 1891.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
TIGER
Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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