Crossword answer · 5 letters
TIGER definition and meaning
TY-gur · noun
TIGER
What does TIGER mean?
A tiger is a large Asian cat with a striped coat, powerful build, and primarily solitary hunting behavior.
What does TIGER mean in a crossword?
TIGER may be clued as a striped big cat, an orange animal, a jungle hunter, or through a fact about how prey perceive its camouflage.
Why is TIGER useful to learn?
The familiar five-letter animal supports direct, visual, scientific, geographic, and wordplay clues without relying on an obscure spelling.
Common clue patterns
- Striped big cat
- Animal that looks orange to humans but green to deer
- Solitary Asian hunter
These are editorially written pattern summaries, not a reproduced puzzle archive.
Other meanings to watch
Tiger also appears figuratively for a fierce or determined person and in names, mascots, brands, and sports teams. Crossings and capitalization help distinguish those uses from the animal.