noun
tigress
TEYE-grihs
noun
1
A female tiger.
"The tigress guarded her cubs fiercely."
"Zookeepers monitored the tigress closely after she gave birth."
2
A fierce, determined woman.
"She fought for her children like a tigress."
How to Use Tigress
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA female tiger, or figuratively, a fiercely protective or determined woman.
Word Forms
tigresses plural
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Etymology
From French tigresse, formed from "tiger" plus the feminine suffix "-ess."