tigress

noun

ti·​gress ˈtī-grəs How to pronounce tigress (audio)
: a female tiger
also : a tigerish woman

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No speakers or microphones are needed to hear the roar of the tigress. — Tim Ellis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 Rescuers decided that tranquilizing the three-year-old tigress was not an option. — Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 7 Feb. 2025 The enormous tigress was covered with yellow, orange, and white carnations, and shrouded in white, except for her magnificent head. — Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2022 The story lifts the veil on our planet’s most revered and charismatic animal, inviting viewers to journey alongside Ambar, a young tigress raising her cubs in the forests of India. — Patrick Frater, Variety, 18 Mar. 2024 Flower of Mangrove by Kaushik Ghosh Indian photographer Kaushik Ghosh had been waiting in the dense mangrove forests of India for hours before this tigress finally revealed herself. — Amber X. Chen, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tigress was in 1611

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tigress

noun
ti·​gress ˈtī-grəs How to pronounce tigress (audio)
: a female tiger

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