cougar

[ koo-ger ]

noun

, plural cou·gars, (especially collectively) cou·gar.

1. 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.
2. 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.

cougar

/ ˈkuːɡə /

noun

1. another name for puma
2. slang.
   a woman in her 30s or 40s who actively pursues casual sexual relationships with young men

Word History and Origins

Origin of cougar¹

First recorded in 1765–75; from French couguar, from New Latin cuguacu ara, cuguacuarana, apparently a misrepresentation of either Guarani guaçu ara or Portuguese çuçuarana, suçuarana (from Tupi susuarana )

Word History and Origins

Origin of cougar¹

C18: from French couguar, from Portuguese cuguardo, from Tupi suasuarana, literally: deerlike, from suasú deer + rana similar to

Example Sentences

“He IS more Hollywood than any celebrity — the Brad Pitt of the cougar world. But did Brad actually sleep under the Hollywood sign at night?”

From Los Angeles Times

We saw the signs warning about cougars, but, for some reason thought that because we were near the ocean and other houses in the small village, it was safer.

From Los Angeles Times

Korinna Domingo, director of the Cougar Conservancy, told the three dozen or so attendees at Discovery Charter Preparatory School that cougars don’t typically attack humans — but do prey on domestic pets, rodents and coyotes.

From Los Angeles Times

The cougar, which was not wearing a monitoring collar, was killed near the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, a passageway that crosses over the freeway.

From Los Angeles Times

If the new cougar stays, he’ll face the same challenges as his predecessor.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• mountain lion
• panther