tigers

(noun) a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel. Synonyms: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, LTTE, Tamil Tigers, Tigers, World Tamil Association, World Tamil Movement. Example: "The tamil tigers perfected suicide bombing as a weapon of war."

(noun) a fierce or audacious person. Synonyms: tiger. Examples: "He's a tiger on the tennis court." "It aroused the tiger in me."

(noun) large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered. Synonyms: tiger, Panthera tigris.