Panther
noun1
US A member of the Black Panther Party, White Panther Party or Gray Panthers.
panther
nounalso spelled PantherUS /ˈpænθəɹ/ · UK /ˈpænθə/
Etymology From Middle English pantere, panter, from Old French pantere, from Latin panthēra, from Ancient Greek πάνθηρ (pánthēr, “panther”).
1
Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of Africa and Asia.
2
Any big cat of the genus Panthera.
3
A cougar; especially the Florida panther.
4
Slang A girl, especially a young one, who pursues older men.
5
Government, Heraldry, Hobbies, Human sciences, Lifestyle, Monarchy, Mysticism, Mythology, Nobility, Philosophy, Politics, Sciences 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).
- Derived terms
- black panther, manther, mountain panther, panther cap, panther chameleon, Panther Creek, pantheresque, pantheress, pantherine, pantherish, pantherlike, panther lily, sea panther, snow panther, werepanther