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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ti•ger /ˈtaɪgɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -gers, (esp. when thought of as a group for 1. ) -ger. - Mammalsa large, powerful, brownish-orange colored cat with black stripes:Tigers are found in Asia.
- a person resembling a tiger in fierceness, courage, etc.
ti•ger•ish, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ti•ger (tī′gər),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gers, (esp. collectively for 1, 2, 5) -ger. - Mammalsa large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several races from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some races thought to be extinct.
- Mammalsthe cougar, jaguar, thylacine, or other animal resembling the tiger.
- a person resembling a tiger in fierceness, courage, etc.
- an additional cheer (often the word tiger) at the end of a round of cheering.
- Fishany of several strong, voracious fishes, as a sand shark.
- Mammalsany of numerous animals with stripes similar to a tiger's.
- Greek tígris
- Latin tīgris, tigris
- Middle English tigre, Old English tīgras (plural) bef. 1000
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tiger /ˈtaɪɡə/ n - a large feline mammal, Panthera tigris, of forests in most of Asia, having a tawny yellow coat with black stripes
- (not in technical use) any of various other animals, such as the jaguar, leopard, and thylacine
- a dynamic, forceful, or cruel person
- a country, esp in E Asia, that is achieving rapid economic growth
- (as modifier): a tiger economy
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French tigre, from Latin tigris, from Greek, of Iranian originˈtigerish, ˈtigrish adj Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Tiger /ˈtaɪɡə/ n - See TIGR
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