noun

tigress

TEYE-grihs

noun

A female tiger.

"The tigress guarded her cubs fiercely."

"Zookeepers monitored the tigress closely after she gave birth."

A fierce, determined woman.

"She fought for her children like a tigress."

How to Use Tigress

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA female tiger, or figuratively, a fiercely protective or determined woman.

tigresses plural

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From French tigresse, formed from "tiger" plus the feminine suffix "-ess."

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