cougar
/ˈkuːɡɑr/
noun
- A large wild cat with a tan or grayish coat, found in the Americas. Also called a mountain lion or puma.
- A cougar was spotted near the hiking trail in the national park.
- The zoo has a new exhibit featuring a female cougar and her two cubs.
- Farmers sometimes see cougars hunting deer in the foothills.
- An older woman who is romantically or sexually attracted to younger men.
- Some people use the word cougar to describe a confident older woman who prefers younger partners.
- She laughed when her friends called her a cougar for going out with a guy in his twenties.
- In the movie, the main character is a cougar who dates a man half her age.
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