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panter¹

  • /ˈpæntə(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -æntə(ɹ)

noun panters

  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.

panter²

  • /ˈpæntə(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -æntə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

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

noun panters

  1. obsolete A keeper of the pantry; a pantler. as though all the bread be committed unto the panter

panter³

  • /ˈpæntə(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -æntə(ɹ)

noun panters

  1. obsolete Obsolete form of panther

Panter⁴

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Panters

  1. A surname from Middle English.

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"panter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/panter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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panter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/panter

Chicago

"panter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/panter.

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@misc{panter_2026,
  title = {panter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/panter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}