cougar
[ koo-ger ]
/ ˈku gər /
noun, plural cou·gars, (especially collectively) cou·gar.
Also called mountain lion, panther, puma.
a large, tawny cat, Felis concolor, of North and South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas.
Informal.
an older woman who seeks sexual relationships with much younger men: He's in his twenties, but he prefers cougars in their forties and fifties to young women his own age.
Origin of cougar
1765–75; < French
couguar (Buffon) < New Latin
cuguacu ara, apparently a misrepresentation of Guarani
guaçu ara
Words nearby cougar
couché,
coudé,
coudé telescope,
couette flow,
cougan,
cougar,
cougar bait,
cough,
cough drop,
cough mixture,
cough reflex
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British Dictionary definitions for cougar
cougar
/ (ˈkuːɡə) /
noun
another name for puma
US and Canadian slang
a woman in her 30s or 40s who actively pursues casual sexual relationships with young men
Word Origin for cougar
C18: from French
couguar, from Portuguese
cuguardo, from Tupi
suasuarana, literally: deerlike, from
suasú deer +
rana similar to