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
  • "the Tamil Tigers perfected suicide bombing as a weapon of war"
• a fierce or audacious person
• large feline of forests in most of Asia having a tawny coat with black stripes; endangered
• plural of tiger

Synonyms

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, LTTE, Panthera tigris, Tamil Tigers, tiger, World Tamil Association, World Tamil Movement