tiger tiger /ˈtaɪgɝ/

noun

1. () Large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered  ( Panthera tigris , tiger )
   large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered
    The tiger prowled through the jungle, its golden stripes blending in with the dappled sunlight
   The tiger prowled through the jungle, its golden stripes blending in with the dappled sunlight
   
   
2. () A fierce or audacious person  ( tiger )
   a fierce or audacious person
    He's a tiger on the tennis court
   he's a tiger on the tennis court
    It aroused the tiger in me
   it aroused the tiger in me