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ti·ger  (tgr)

n.

1.

a. A large carnivorous feline mammal (Panthera tigris) of Asia, having a tawny coat with transverse black stripes.

b. Any of various similar wild felines, such as the jaguar, mountain lion, or lynx.

2. A person regarded as aggressive, audacious, or fierce.

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[Middle English tigre, from Old English tigras, tigers, and from Old French tigre, both from Latin tigris, from Greek, of Iranian origin; see steig- in Indo-European roots.]

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tiger·ish adj.

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tiger [ˈtaɪgə]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large feline mammal, Panthera tigris, of forests in most of Asia, having a tawny yellow coat with black stripes

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) (not in technical use) any of various other animals, such as the jaguar, leopard, and thylacine

3. a dynamic, forceful, or cruel person

4. (Economics)

a.  a country, esp in E Asia, that is achieving rapid economic growth

b.  (as modifier) a tiger economy

5. (Historical Terms) Archaic a servant in livery, esp a page or groom

6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) short for tiger moth

7. Informal to find oneself in a situation that has turned out to be much more difficult to control than one had expected

[from Old French tigre, from Latin tigris, from Greek, of Iranian origin]

tigerish , tigrish adj

tigerishly  adv

tigerishness  n

tiger-like  adj

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Tiger [ˈtaɪgə]

n

(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) See TIGR

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tiger - a fierce or audacious person; "he's a tiger on the tennis court"; "it aroused the tiger in me" individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
	2.	tiger - large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered Panthera tigris tiger cub - a young tiger big cat, cat - any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild genus Panthera, Panthera - lions; leopards; snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers Bengal tiger - southern short-haired tiger tigress - a female tiger

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tiger noun

Related words
female tigress
young cub

Translations

tiger [ˈtaɪgəʳ]

A. N → tigre m

B. CPD tiger economy N → economía f emergente
tiger lily N → tigridia f
tiger moth N → mariposa f tigre
tiger's eye N (Min) → ojo m de gato

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tiger [ˈtaɪgə^r] n → tigre m
tiger economy n → tigre m asiatique

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tiger

n → Tiger m

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tiger:

tiger cat

n → Tigerkatze f; (= striped domestic cat) → getigerte (Haus)katze

tiger economy

n → schnell wachsende Wirtschaft f; (= tiger state) → Tigerstaat m

tiger lily

n → Tigerlilie f

tiger moth

n → Bärenspinner m

tiger shark

n → Tigerhai m

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tiger [ˈtaɪgəʳ] n → tigre f

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tiger [ˈtaɪgəʳ] n → tigre f

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tiger

n tiger [ˈtaigə]

a large wild animal of the cat family, with a striped coat. tier نَمِر тигър tygr; tygřice tiger der/die Tiger(in) τίγρης, τίγρη tigre; tigresa tiiger ببر tiikeri tigre; tigresse נָמֵר बाघ tigar tigris harimau tígrisdÿr tigre 虎 호랑이 tigras tīģeris harimau tijger tiger tygrys tigre tigru тигр tiger tigar tiger, tigrinna เสือ kaplan 虎 тигр چيتا con hổ 虎

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tiger → نمر مخطط tigr tiger Tiger τίγρη tigre tiikeri tigre tigar tigre トラ 호랑이 tijger tiger tygrys tigre тигр tiger เสือ kaplan con hổ 老虎