pard
1[pahrd]
noun Literary.
a leopard or panther.
Origin of pard
11250–1300; Middle English parde (< Old French pard) < Latin pardus < Greek párdos (masculine), derivative of párdalis (feminine); compare Old English (rare) pardus
pard
2[pahrd]
noun Informal.
Origin of pard
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Related Words for pard
crony, cohort, comrade, buddy, assistant, accomplice, fellow, friend, collaborator, partner, companion, ally, co-worker, colleague, associate, aide, mate, cousin, nurse, protectorExamples from the Web for pard
Historical Examples of pard
Say, pard, I'd a-been wearin' diamon's if I could quit when I was 'head of de game.
ThoroughbredsW. A. Fraser
Red he sees my pard passing a saloon, and he says, 'Hello, where did you come from?
A Woman TenderfootGrace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
In the afternoon he returned with his pard and tools for digging.
Johnny BearE. T. Seton
We'll not go gold-hunting to-day, pard, for I have something to tell you.
Buffalo Bill's Spy TrailerColonel Prentiss Ingraham
I know that, Pard Harding; but there is another way to look at this affair.
Buffalo Bill's Spy TrailerColonel Prentiss Ingraham
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Word Origin for pard
C13: via Old French from Latin pardus, from Greek pardos
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