manther

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noun

A woman who actively seeks the casual, often sexual, companionship of younger men.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

manther1

nounmanther (plural manthers)

plural manthers

  1. CanadaUSslangA woman who actively seeks the casual, often sexual, companionship of younger men.

    Cougars and manthers (which you should have heard of by now—or you can at least intuit) are always on the hunt for the energetic, supple, and naive.

    2010, Brian Griffin, The Trustafarian Handbook: A Field Guide to the Neo-Hippie Lifestyle Funded by Mom and Dad, Adams Media, published 2010, →ISBN, page 195

manther2

nounmanther (plural manthers)

plural manthers

  1. CanadaUSslangA man who actively seeks the casual, often sexual, companionship of younger women.

    “Jolo was a dick magnet but preferred manthers (older men who preyed on younger women) who spend lots of cash on her and me.”

    2011, Dennis J. Stevens, Wicked Women: A Journey of Super Predators, iUniverse, published 2011, →ISBN, page 50
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    All of these questions and more will be answered when Loverboy unleashes its well-oiled, classic rock canon on a sea of sweaty cougars and manthers grinding against one another to “Turn Me Loose,” April 21 at the Commodore.

    2012 April 20, “Picks of the week”, in Vancouver Courier, page A37

Origin

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APA

manther. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manther

MLA

“manther.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manther. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manther,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manther.

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