Meaning

17 senses

  1. Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.

    Tiger, Tigerin, Tigermännchen

    тигрtigr

    тигрtyhr

  2. Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.

    A male tiger; as opposed to a tigress.

    Coordinate term: tigress

  3. Other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc.

    A sabre-toothed tiger (any felid in the subfamily †Machairodontinae).

  4. A Tasmanian tiger, †Thylacinus cynocephalus

  5. Certain insects:

    A tiger moth in the family Arctiidae.

  6. A tiger beetle.

  7. Any of the three Australian species of black-and-yellow striped dragonflies of the genus Ictinogomphus.

  8. A tiger butterfly in the tribe Danaini, especially subtribe Danaina.

  9. A representation of a large mythological cat, used on a coat of arms.

  10. (South Africa)A leopard.

  11. A relatively small country or group of countries with a fast-growing economy.

  12. (US, slang)A person who is very athletic during sexual intercourse.

Examples

282 sentences

  1. I aimed at the tiger and fired, but missed him.

    Я прицілився у тигра і вистрелив, але не влучив. — deniko

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  2. That is not a tiger.

    Це не тигр. — aandrusiak

    ruЭто не тигр. — marafon

    deDas ist kein Tiger. — Manfredo

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  3. The tiger cub looked like a large kitten.

    Тигреня виглядало як велике кошеня. — marko

    ruТигрёнок был похож на большого котёнка. — Balamax

    deDas Tigerjunge sah wie ein großes Kätzchen aus. — cost

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  4. The tiger was killed.

    Тигра було вбито. — shanghainese

    ruТигр был убит. — marafon

    deDer Tiger wurde getötet. — Chris

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  5. Where are the lions and tigers?

    Де леви та тигри? — deniko

    ruГде львы и тигры? — saiko

    deWo sind die Löwen und die Tiger? — toivo

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Translations

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Origin

From Middle English tygre, in part from Old English tigras (pl.), in part from Anglo-Norma

From Middle English tygre, in part from Old English tigras (pl.), in part from Anglo-Norman tigre, both from Latin tigris, from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), from Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬙𐬌𐬔𐬭𐬌 (tigri, “arrow”), 𐬙𐬌𐬖𐬭𐬀 (tiγra, “pointed”)). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to pierce, prick, be sharp”). Compare English stick.

From the mascot of Princeton (a tiger), which led to early cheerleaders calling out "Tiger" at the end of a cheer for the Princeton team.

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Forms

plural: tigers

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered:Panthera tigris

Word family

89 related words
Relatedtigrine
Derivedblind tigerdeer tigerhot tigerjaggerligerman-tigernative tigerpaper tigerred tigerruby tigersabre-toothed tigerscarlet tigerscimitar-toothed tigershe-tigerswamp tigertigardtigerbacktiger balmtiger barbtiger beetletiger benchtiger bloodtiger breadtiger cage

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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