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- tiger 1a
plural tigers
1
plural also tiger
a
: a large Asian carnivorous mammal (Panthera tigris) of the cat family having a usually tawny coat transversely striped with black
b
: any of several large wildcats (such as the jaguar or cougar)
c
: a domestic cat with striped pattern
d
Australia
: tasmanian tiger
2
a
: a fierce, daring, or aggressive person or quality
aroused the tiger in him
a tiger for work
b
: someone or something (such as a situation) that is formidable or impossible to control
how the tiger of inflation can be tamed—
J. A. Davenport
—often used in the phrases ride a tiger and have a tiger by the tail
J. A. Davenport3
British
: a groom in livery
tigerishly
adverb
tigerishness
noun
Examples of tiger in a Sentence
He was a tiger on the basketball court.
even the best defense can't keep that tiger from scoring
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Photos show the stuffed white tiger lying in some grass on the side of the road.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2025
Combine that with an encouraging increase in the region’s tiger population, and I am poised for a successful safari experience.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 23 May 2025
The Last Place On Earth Countries: USA/Indonesia; Running Time: 110 Min.
Director: David Booth Gardner
A thrilling, eight-year journey into the heart of Sumatra’s Leuser Ecosystem—a 2.6-million-hectare rainforest where tigers, elephants, rhinos, and orangutans still roam free.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 May 2025
But then Livia was telling her friend about being able to see white tigers and clouded leopards.
—Christianne Klein, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2025
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Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2025
Combine that with an encouraging increase in the region’s tiger population, and I am poised for a successful safari experience.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 23 May 2025
The Last Place On Earth Countries: USA/Indonesia; Running Time: 110 Min.
Director: David Booth Gardner
A thrilling, eight-year journey into the heart of Sumatra’s Leuser Ecosystem—a 2.6-million-hectare rainforest where tigers, elephants, rhinos, and orangutans still roam free.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 May 2025
But then Livia was telling her friend about being able to see white tigers and clouded leopards.
—Christianne Klein, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2025
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“Tiger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiger. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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tiger
noun
ti·ger
ˈtī-gər 
plural tigers also tiger
1
: a large Asian flesh-eating mammal of the same family as the domestic cat with a coat that is typically light brown to orange with mostly vertical black stripes
2
: any of several large wildcats (as the jaguar or cougar)
3
: a domestic cat with a striped coat
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