Panther
/ˈpænθɚ/ noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of Africa and Asia.
- 2 A member of the Black Panther Party, White Panther Party or Gray Panthers. US
- 3 large American feline resembling a lion wordnet
- 4 Any big cat of the genus Panthera.
- 5 a leopard in the black color phase wordnet
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- 6 A cougar; especially the Florida panther.
- 7 a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis wordnet
- 8 A girl, especially a young one, who pursues older men. slang
- 9 A creature resembling a big cat, typically incensed (“emitting fire”), and often having a multicolored hide, found in Ancient Greek mythology and in medieval and later heraldry (in which its depiction sometimes approaches that of a horse).
Example
More examples"Sitting in her panther hide chair, the young woman, clad in red lingerie, was reading aloud a book titled "The Black Princess"."
Etymology
From Middle English panter, panther, pantere, from Old French pantere, from Latin panthēra, from Ancient Greek πάνθηρ (pánthēr, “panther”).