Meaning

3 senses
  1. A tom (male cat).

    male cat

  2. (informal)A promiscuous man.

  3. An insect of the order Coleoptera referring to certain species of rove beetles, particularly in the genus Paederus, known for secreting a potent irritant, pederin, which can cause severe skin irritation and blistering when contacted.

Examples

33 sentences
  1. The tomcat is dead.

    Кіт мертвий. — deniko

    ruКот мёртв. — marafon

    deDer Kater ist tot. — shekitten

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  2. I'm not a tomcat.

    Я не кіт. — deniko

    ruЯ не кот. — marafon

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  3. Tom is a tomcat.

    Том — кіт. — deniko

    ruТом – кот. — Ooneykcall

    deTom ist ein Kater. — maaster

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  4. Peter is buying a tomcat.

    Пітер купує кота. — deniko

    ruПётр покупает кота. — soweli_Elepanto

    dePeter kauft einen Kater. — MUIRIEL

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  5. The tomcat's dead.

    Кіт мертвий. — deniko

    ruКот мёртв. — marafon

    deDer Kater ist tot. — shekitten

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Origin

From Tom + cat, popularised by The Life and Adventures of a Cat (1760), by an anonymous au

From Tom + cat, popularised by The Life and Adventures of a Cat (1760), by an anonymous author, in which the male cat was called Tom.

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