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tom·cat

 (tŏm′kăt′)
n.
A male cat.
intr.v. tom·cat·ted, tom·cat·ting, tom·cats Slang
To be sexually active with more than one partner. Used of men.
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tomcat

(ˈtɒmkæt) or

tom cat

n
(Zoology) a male cat
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tom•cat

(ˈtɒmˌkæt)

n., v. -cat•ted, -cat•ting. n.
1. a male cat.
v.i.
2. Slang. (of a man) to pursue women in order to make sexual conquests (often fol. by around).
[1750–60]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.tomcat - male cattomcat - male cat        
domestic cat, Felis catus, Felis domesticus, house cat - any domesticated member of the genus Felis
gib - a castrated tomcat
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Translations
هِر
kocour
hankat
kandúr
högni
runcis
kocúr
erkek kedi

tomcat

[ˈtɒmkæt] N
1. (= cat) → gato m (macho)
2. (US) (= womanizer) → mujeriego m, calavera m
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tomcat

tom cat [ˈtɒmkæt] nmatou m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tomcat

n
Kater m
(US fig inf: = woman-chaser) → Schürzenjäger m (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tomcat

[ˈtɒmˌkæt] ngatto maschio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

tomcat

(ˈtomkat) noun
a male cat.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
References in classic literature ?
by the grace of God King," would sound as well as it would when applied to the ordinary royal tomcat with tights on.
I remember me well, bein' under the same roof at the time on Florida, when a big tomcat chased a cockroach into the papers.
And now a Tomcat has got one of the Fishes and she will surely escape with him.
And the note of the tomcat as he sings to his love in the stilly night outside on the tiles becomes positively distasteful when heard so near.
Instinctively the Clerk obeyed; with a few strokes of his wings he was out of the cage; but at the same moment the door, which was only ajar, and which led to the next room, began to creak, and supple and creeping came the large tomcat into the room, and began to pursue him.
He made his carpet in circles--first a circle of old gray tomcats, with their tails all pointing toward the center; then a circle of yellow cats; next a circle of black cats and a circle of white ones; then a circle of all sorts of cats; and, finally, a centerpiece of assorted kittens.
However, the coordination and writing skills required to produce this volume that tells the entire Tomcat story between two covers has to be applauded as the best such effort.
In "Tomcat", Andreas and Stefan lead a happy life with their beloved tomcat, Moses.
The tomcat said in Bengali in a nasal accent, 'Aar koro na' ('Don't do it any more')!
'TomCat' was a personal mission of Rhodes who started writing the play in 2011 and it would take nearly 2 years before the production would make its debut in a theatre setting.
(OTC: RSII) has finalised the acquisition of US-based film sales, licensing and distribution company TomCat Films and its sister company Summer Hill Films as a wholly owned subsidiary, Rising India said.