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panther^¹

/ˈpænθəɹ/ US
/ˈpænθə/ UK
/ˈpæntə(ɹ)/ Southern US, obsolete
/ˈpeɪntə(ɹ)/ Southern US, obsolete

Where it comes from

From Middle English pantere, panter, from Old French pantere, from Latin panthēra, from Ancient Greek πάνθηρ (pánthēr, “panther”).

noun panthers

Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of Africa and Asia.
Any big cat of the genus Panthera.
Florida A cougar; especially the Florida panther.
slang A girl, especially a young one, who pursues older men.
Opposite: cougar, cradle robber, cub
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).

Panther^²

noun Panthers

US A member of the Black Panther Party, White Panther Party or Gray Panthers.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: catamount, cougar, jaguar, puma, mountain lion, painter, felis concolor, felis onca, panthera onca, tiger, leopard, bao, snow, leaning, black leopard, florida panther

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noun big cat with black fur

Español	pantera negra
한국어	흑표범 heukpyobeom
日本語	豹 hyō, パンサー pansā
中文	黑豹 hēibào, 豹子 bàozi, 豹 bào
Português	pantera-negra
Français	panthère noire
Deutsch	Panther, Panter
Italiano	pantera nera
Ελληνικά	πάνθηρας pánthiras
Română	panteră neagră
Русский	панте́ра pantɛ́ra
Tiếng Việt	báo đen
العربية	نَمِر أَسْوَد namir ʔaswad, فَهْد fahd
עברית	פַּנְתֵּר שָׁחֹר pantér šaḥór

noun big cat of genus Panthera

日本語	豹 hyō, ヒョウ hyō, パンサー pansā
中文	黑豹 hēi bào, 豹子 bàozi, 豹 bào
Português	pantera
Français	panthère
Deutsch	Panther
Italiano	pantera
Ελληνικά	πάνθηρας pánthiras
Română	panteră
Русский	панте́ра pantɛ́ra
العربية	نَمِر namir, نِمْر nimr, نَمِر أَسْوَد namir ʔaswad, فَهْد fahd

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@misc{panther_2026,
  title = {panther},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/panther},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}