Tiger

UK: /ˈtaɪɡə/ US: /ˈtaɪgɚ/ ,(tī′gər)

Inflections of 'tiger' (n):

tigers

npl

tiger

npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "The game hunters are hunting tiger.")

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Tiger / ˈtaɪɡə/ noun

1. See TIGR

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

ti•ger /ˈtaɪgɚ/   n. [countable] , pl. -gers, (esp. when thought of as a group for 1. ) -ger. 

1. Mammals a large, powerful, brownish-orange colored cat with black stripes:
   Tigers are found in Asia.
2. a person resembling a tiger in fierceness, courage, etc.

ti•ger•ish, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ti•ger  (tī′gər), n., pl. -gers, (esp. collectively for 1, 2, 5) -ger. 

1. Mammals a 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.
2. Mammals the cougar, jaguar, thylacine, or other animal resembling the tiger.
3. a person resembling a tiger in fierceness, courage, etc.
4. an additional cheer (often the word tiger) at the end of a round of cheering.
5. Fish any of several strong, voracious fishes, as a sand shark.
6. Mammals any of numerous animals with stripes similar to a tiger's.

• Greek tígris
• Latin tīgris, tigris
• Middle English tigre, Old English tīgras (plural) bef. 1000

ti′ger•like′, adj. 

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tiger / ˈtaɪɡə/ noun

1. a large feline mammal, Panthera tigris, of forests in most of Asia, having a tawny yellow coat with black stripes
2. (not in technical use) any of various other animals, such as the jaguar, leopard, and thylacine
3. a dynamic, forceful, or cruel person
4. a country, esp in E Asia, that is achieving rapid economic growth
5. (as modifier): a tiger economy
6. short for tiger moth

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French tigre, from Latin tigris, from Greek, of Iranian origin

ˈtigerish, ˈtigrish adjective