tomcat
tomcat noun: a tom (male cat).
Noun
tomcat (plural tomcats)
- A tom (male cat).
- A promiscuous man.
- An insect of the order Coleoptera referring to certain species of rove beetles, particularly in the genus Paederus, known for secreting a potent irritant, pederin, which can cause severe skin irritation and blistering when contacted.
Verb
tomcat (third-person singular simple present tomcats, present participle tomcatting, simple past and past participle tomcatted)
- To prowl for sexual gratification.
- He would not go roaming the streets tom-catting like Mr Schick.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 539
tomcat meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
tomcat in Hindi
- tomcat
- बिल्ला billā
tomcat in Tamil
- tomcat
- வெருகு veruku
tomcat in Urdu
- tomcat
- بلا billā
tomcat in Bengali
- a tomcat
- মার্জার marjar
More languagesFewer languages
- tomcat in Telugu
- పోతుపిల్లి pōtupilli, గండుపిల్లి gaṇḍupilli
- tomcat in Kannada
- ಗಂಡುಬೆಕ್ಕು
- tomcat in Punjabi
- ਬਿੱਲਾ billā, ਮਾਂਜਾਰ māñjār
- tomcat in Gujarati
- બિલાડો bilāḍo
Synonyms of tomcat
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Forms of tomcat
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | tomcats |
| alternative form | tom cat |
| alternative form | tom-cat |
| alternative form (archaic) | Tom cat |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | tomcats |
| present participle | tomcatting |
| past participle | tomcatted |
| past | tomcatted |
Origin of tomcat
From Tom + cat, popularised by The Life and Adventures of a Cat (1760), by an anonymous author, in which the male cat was called Tom.
Words formed from tomcat
- tomcat around
- Tomcatter
Questions about tomcat
- What does tomcat mean?
- Tomcat means a tom (male cat).
- What is tomcat in Hindi?
- Tomcat in Hindi is बिल्ला (billā). See Tomcat meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is tomcat?
- Tomcat can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of tomcat?
- The plural of tomcat is tomcats.
Words near tomcat in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tomcat (page history and authors); बिल्ला (Hindi) (page history and authors); வெருகு (Tamil) (page history and authors); بلا (Urdu) (page history and authors); মার্জার (Bengali) (page history and authors); గండుపిల్లి (Telugu) (page history and authors); tomcat (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਬਿੱਲਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); બિલાડો (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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