man-tiger
/ˈmanˌtʌɪɡə/(also man-tygre)
noun
1A man resembling a tiger in ferocity, rapacity, etc.
2In some systems of mythology or folk belief: a man who assumes the form of a tiger.
3 Heraldry. = manticore.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Richard Brome (c1590–1652), playwright. From man + tiger.