Meanings
panther1
nounpanther (plural panthers)
plural 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.
- FloridaA cougar; especially the Florida panther.
Panther2
nounPanther (plural Panthers)
plural Panthers
- USA member of the Black Panther Party, White Panther Party or Gray Panthers.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA girl, especially a young one, who pursues older men.
Opposite
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nouna large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
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nounlarge American feline resembling a lion
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekπάνθηρ“panther”
- Latinpanthēra
- Old Frenchpantere
- Middle Englishpantere
- Englishpanther
From Middle English pantere, panter, from Old French pantere, from Latin panthēra, from Ancient Greek πάνθηρ (pánthēr, “panther”).
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Ancient Greek πάνθηρ
- πάνθηρ (pánthēr)big cat of genus Panthera
Arabic نَمِر, نِمْر
- نَمِر (namir)big cat of genus Panthera
- نِمْر (nimr)big cat of genus Panthera
- نَمِر أَسْوَد (namir ʔaswad)big cat of genus Panthera
- فَهْد (fahd)big cat of genus Panthera
- نَمِر أَسْوَد (namir ʔaswad)big cat with black fur
- فَهْد (fahd)big cat with black fur
Bulgarian панте́ра
- панте́ра (pantéra)big cat with black fur
Chinese Mandarin 黑豹, 豹子
- 黑豹 (hēi bào)big cat of genus Panthera
- 豹子 (bàozi)big cat of genus Panthera
- 豹 (bào)big cat of genus Panthera
- 黑豹 (hēibào)big cat with black fur
- 豹子 (bàozi)big cat with black fur
- 豹 (bào)big cat with black fur
Czech panter
- panterbig cat with black fur
Danish panter, panter
- panterbig cat of genus Panthera
- panterbig cat with black fur
Dutch panter, panter
- panterbig cat of genus Panthera
- panterbig cat with black fur
Esperanto pantero, nigra pantero
- panterobig cat of genus Panthera
- nigra panterobig cat with black fur
Finnish suurkissa, musta pantteri
- suurkissabig cat of genus Panthera
- musta pantteribig cat with black fur
French panthère, panthère noire
- panthèrebig cat of genus Panthera
- panthère noirebig cat with black fur
German Panther, Panther
- Pantherbig cat of genus Panthera
- Pantherbig cat with black fur
- Panterbig cat with black fur
Greek πάνθηρας, πάνθηρας
- πάνθηρας (pánthiras)big cat of genus Panthera
- πάνθηρας (pánthiras)big cat with black fur
Hebrew פַּנְתֵּר שָׁחֹר
- פַּנְתֵּר שָׁחֹר (pantér šaḥór)big cat with black fur
Hungarian párduc, fekete párduc
- párducbig cat of genus Panthera
- fekete párducbig cat with black fur
Icelandic pardusdýr
- pardusdýrbig cat with black fur
Italian pantera, pantera nera
- panterabig cat of genus Panthera
- pantera nerabig cat with black fur
Japanese 豹, ヒョウ
- 豹 (hyō)big cat of genus Panthera
- ヒョウ (hyō)big cat of genus Panthera
- パンサー (pansā)big cat of genus Panthera
- 豹 (hyō)big cat with black fur
- パンサー (pansā)big cat with black fur
Korean 흑표범
- 흑표범 (heukpyobeom)big cat with black fur
Latvian pantera, melnā pantera
- panterabig cat of genus Panthera
- melnā panterabig cat with black fur
Malay harimau, harimau kumbang
- harimaubig cat of genus Panthera
- harimau kumbangbig cat with black fur
- harimau peturunbig cat with black fur
Māori panata
- panatabig cat with black fur
Norwegian Bokmål panter, panter
- panterbig cat of genus Panthera
- panterbig cat with black fur
Persian پلنگ, پلنگ
- پلنگ (palang)big cat of genus Panthera
- پلنگ (palang)big cat with black fur
Polish pantera, pantera
- panterabig cat of genus Panthera
- panterabig cat with black fur
Portuguese pantera, pantera-negra
- panterabig cat of genus Panthera
- pantera-negrabig cat with black fur
Romanian panteră, panteră neagră
- panterăbig cat of genus Panthera
- panteră neagrăbig cat with black fur
Russian панте́ра, панте́ра
- панте́ра (pantɛ́ra)big cat of genus Panthera
- панте́ра (pantɛ́ra)big cat with black fur
Scottish Gaelic paindeal
- paindealbig cat with black fur
Spanish pantera negra
- pantera negrabig cat with black fur
Swedish panter, panter
- panterbig cat of genus Panthera
- panterbig cat with black fur
Tagalog pantera, pantera
- panterabig cat of genus Panthera
- panterabig cat with black fur
Thai เสือดำ, เสือดำ
- เสือดำ (sʉ̌ʉa-dam)big cat of genus Panthera
- เสือดำ (sʉ̌ʉa-dam)big cat with black fur
Turkish panter, pars
- panterbig cat of genus Panthera
- parsbig cat of genus Panthera
- panterbig cat with black fur
Ukrainian панте́ра
- панте́ра (pantéra)big cat with black fur
Vietnamese báo đen
- báo đenbig cat with black fur
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Cite this entry
APA
panther. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panther
MLA
“panther.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panther. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “panther,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panther.
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