English Explanatory Dictionary

cougar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas.
  2. An older woman who actively seeks the casual, often sexual, companionship of younger men, by implication a female “sexual predator”.
noun
  1. A student or alumnus of the Washington State University.

Pronunciation

/ˈkuːɡə/ /ˈkuɡɚ/ [ˈkʰuɡɚ] En-au-cougar.ogg

Word forms

cougar cougars couguar

Etymology

From French couguar, from Portuguese cuguardo, a deformation of Brazilian Portuguese suçuarana (earlier çuçuarana), from Old Tupi sûasuarana.

Synonyms

catamount catamountain mountain lion painter panther puma red tiger Coug

Derived words

cougarhood cougaring cougarish cougarlike cougarness
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