Panter

//ˈpæntə(ɹ)// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who pants.

    "Swiftly the gentle Charmer flies, / And to the tender Grief soft Air applies, / Which, warbling Mystic sounds, / Cements the bleeding Panter's Wounds."

  2. 2
    A keeper of the pantry; a pantler. obsolete

    "as though all the bread be committed unto the panter"

  3. 3
    Obsolete form of panther. alt-of, obsolete
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Middle English.

Example

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"Swiftly the gentle Charmer flies, / And to the tender Grief soft Air applies, / Which, warbling Mystic sounds, / Cements the bleeding Panter's Wounds."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From pant + -er.

Etymology 2

From Middle English panter (“pantler”), paneter, from Old French panetier.

Etymology 3

An occupational surname, from Middle English panter (“manager of the pantry and food”).

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