tiger
/ˈtaɪɡɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
noun
Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
noun
Other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc.
noun
Other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc.
noun
Other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc.
noun
Other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc.
noun
Other animals that resemble true tigers in appearance, pattern, colouration, etc.
Example Sentences
- "For with ſuch puiſſance and impetuous maine / Thoſe Champions broke on them, that forſt the fly, / Like ſcattered Sheepe, whenas the Shepherds ſwaine / A Lyon and a Tigre doth eſpye, / With greedy pace forth ruſhing from the foreſt nye."
- "Coordinate term: tigress"
- "What you mean is that no scientist has captured one and been able to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that it exists, which is probably very good news for the tiger."
- "Similar is the test among the Moxos of Peru. One of their totems is the tiger; and a candidate for the rank of medicine-man must prove his kinship to the tiger by being bitten by that animal and surviving the bite."
- "The heraldic tiger is a mythical beast, quite unlike a real tiger which is described in heraldry as a Bengal tiger. The ordinary tiger has no stripes, has a horn protruding from its nose, has tusks like a boar and a tufted mane, and has a lion's tail instead of a tiger's."
- "Jim remarked irrelevantly that tigers were 'schelms' and it was his conviction that there were a great many in the kloofs round about."
Etymology
Etymology tree Iraniander. Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris)bor. Latin tigrislbor. Anglo-Norman tigrebor. ▲ Latin tigrisbor. Proto-West Germanic *tīgr Old English tigras Middle English tygre English tiger From Middle English tygre, in part from Old English tigras (pl.), in part from Anglo-Norman tigre, both from Latin tigris, from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), from Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬙𐬌𐬔𐬭𐬌 (tigri, “arrow”), 𐬙𐬌𐬖𐬭𐬀 (tiγra, “pointed”)). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to pierce, prick, be sharp”). Compare English stick.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtaɪɡɚ/
- British English: /ˈtaɪɡə/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Law.