panther

[ pan-ther ]

/ ˈpæn θər /

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noun, plural pan·thers, (especially collectively) pan·ther.

the cougar or puma, Felis concolor.

the leopard, Panthera pardus.

any leopard in the black color phase.

a very fierce person.

Panther, Military. a 43-ton (39-metric ton) German tank of World War II with a 75 mm gun as its main armament.

adjective

fierce; strong and violent.

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Origin of panther

First recorded before 1000; from Latin panthēra, from Greek pánthēr; replacing Middle English pantere (from Old French, from Latin ) and Old English pandher (from Latin )

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Panther

[ pan-ther ]

/ ˈpæn θər /

noun

Black Panther.

Origin of Panther

First recorded in 1965–70

How to use panther in a sentence

When he finished shifts of deep-cleaning classrooms and rearranging furniture, he spent his free time painting Mister Rogers, Winnie the Pooh, Big Bird and the Pink Panther.
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He’s led investments in Impira, Blameless, Hasura and Panther, and of course, Grafana.
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“Black Panther and all of Wakanda is one of the most interesting characters in Marvel history,” said Feige.
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Carolina Panther Greg Hardy was convicted this summer of assaulting his girlfriend and threatening her life.
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Doctor Strange, Iron Fist, Black Panther and The Runaways are other projects on the horizon.
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Staying with his propaganda style, Fairey chose to portray a political black cat as a member of the Black Panther Party.
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Then in 2011, Marvel hired Mark Bailey to write a script for a Black Panther film.
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The Hindu walks with a great deal of poise, in fact, very much like an elephant, but he also has the agility of the panther.
Kari the Elephant|Dhan Gopal Mukerji
If there was another panther around, he did not show himself, and at the break of day the troop was once more on the way.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
He removed the bar of the door and through the crevice sounded his terrible war-cry, the scream of a panther.
A Virginia Scout|Hugh Pendexter
From the direction of the settlement came the scream of a panther, and at the sound the camp seemed to stir uneasily.
A Virginia Scout|Hugh Pendexter
The 299 howling of the wolves, and the scream of a panther, leaping to make a kill, passed unheard.
A Virginia Scout|Hugh Pendexter

British Dictionary definitions for panther

panther

/ (ˈpænθə) /

noun plural -thers or -ther

another name for the leopard, esp the black variety, which is known as the black panther

US and Canadian any of various related animals, esp the puma

Word Origin for panther

C14: from Old French pantère, from Latin panthēra, from Greek panthēr; perhaps related to Sanskrit pundarīka tiger

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