tiger

noun

1. a fierce or audacious person

   noun.person

   Examples

   He's a tiger on the tennis court.

   It aroused the tiger in me.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered

   noun.animal

   Synonyms panthera tigris

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. A very large and powerful carnivore (<i>Felis tigris</i>) native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also <i>royal tiger</i>, and <i>Bengal tiger</i>.

   noun

   Source: webster1913