He was a tiger on the basketball court. even the best defense can't keep that tiger from scoring
Recent Examples on the WebMaui's deep offshore reefs are ideal places for tiger sharks to mate, pup and feed. Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022 Goldstein and the group with him spotted four cubs with the adult female tiger. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 4 May 2022 The December incident at the Naples Zoo ended with the Malayan tiger named Eko being fatally shot by a deputy.NBC News, 5 Feb. 2022 Last week, to celebrate new year in Japan, a special AirTag with a tiger on it was released. David Phelan, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2022 Investment firm Alger just released a new report that spotlights self-defeating investor biases, such as equating a modern-day market fall with a saber-tooth tiger. Larry Light, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2021 The Asiatown space is decorated with tiger props, allowing for guests to capture the perfect hand-holding-drink photo for social media. Megha Mcswain, Chron, 26 Aug. 2022 The incident with the tiger painting – which Nesvisky estimates was about two feet by three feet in size – happened in the summer of 2021. Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2022 As an animal lover and volunteer at the zoo, there’s a memorial plaque of Naomi over the tiger exhibit to this day. Joe Mario Pedersen, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English tigre, from Old English tiger & Anglo-French tigre, both from Latin tigris, from Greek, probably of Iranian origin; akin to Avestan tighra- pointed; akin to Greek stizein to tattoo — more at stick
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of tiger was before the 12th century
ADJECTIVE | TIGER + VERB | TIGER + NOUNADJECTIVE➤man-eating吃人的老虎▸➤sabretooth/sabertooth, sabre-toothed/saber-toothed劍齒虎➤paper (figurative) 紙老虎◇They view America as a paper tiger (= something that seems powerful or dangerous but is not really).他們把美國看成紙老虎。TIGER + VERB➤growl, roar老虎咆哮;虎嘯▸➤spring老虎跳躍▸➤maul sb老虎撕咬某人◇The zookeeper was mauled to death by a tiger.動物園飼養員被老虎咬死了。➤prowl老虎潛行◇A tiger was often seen prowling around the village.經常看到一隻老虎在村子周圍悄悄走動。TIGER + NOUN➤cub虎崽▸➤skin, stripes虎皮;虎紋➤print老虎印花◇a tiger-print skirt老虎印花裙➤hunt獵虎▸➤population虎種群