A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

TIGER

Sat, 29 Jul '23
Year of the ___ (2022)
Sun, 25 Jun '23
Richard Parker in "Life of Pi," for one
Fri, 14 Apr '23
Go-getter
Sat, 14 Jan '23
Go-getter
Fri, 5 Aug '22
Fierce, hard-to-control sort
Wed, 11 Aug '21
One told to "Go get 'em!"