tiger has definitions from the field of zoology
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[ noun ] a fierce or audacious person

Examples

"he's a tiger on the tennis court" "it aroused the tiger in me"

Used in print

(Philip Reaves, "Who Rules the Marriage Bed?"...)

The meekest , most submissive wife of today is a tiger by her mother 's or grandmother 's standards .

Related terms

person

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[ noun ] (zoology) large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered

Synonyms

Panthera_tigris

Used in print

(Frances and Richard Lockridge, Murder Has...)

Ambushes are laid by those who doubt themselves , as any man may against a tiger .

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 12125
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