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

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  1. The tomcat is dead.

    Кіт мертвий.

    ruКот мёртв.

    deDer Kater ist tot.

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  2. I'm not a tomcat.

    Я не кіт.

    ruЯ не кот.

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  3. Tom is a tomcat.

    Том — кіт.

    ruТом – кот.

    deTom ist ein Kater.

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  4. Peter is buying a tomcat.

    Пітер купує кота.

    ruПётр покупает кота.

    dePeter kauft einen Kater.

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  5. The tomcat's dead.

    Кіт мертвий.

    ruКот мёртв.

    deDer Kater ist tot.

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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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