panter
/ˈpæntə(ɹ)/
panter noun: one who pants. Also the obsolete form of panther.
Noun (1)
panter (plural panters)
- One who pants.
- Swiftly the gentle Charmer flies, / And to the tender Grief soft Air applies, / Which, warbling Mystic sounds, / Cements the bleeding Panter's Wounds.c. 1700, William Congreve, On Mrs. Arabella Hunt Singing
- Reputation—a mere barren reputation, that brings nothing with it, save a post obit bond on posterity—has lost its ancient value: and the panters after posthumous reputation are now closely confined to a few wrongheaded enthusiasts, […]1840, Colburn's New Monthly Magazine and Humorist, volume 60, page 492
Noun (2)
panter (plural panters)
Proper noun capitalized: Panter
Panter (plural Panters)
- A surname from Middle English.
Also used as
panter is also the obsolete form of panther.
Forms of panter
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | panters |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Panters |
Origin of panter
From pant + -er.
From Middle English panter (“pantler”), paneter, from Old French panetier.
An occupational surname, from Middle English panter (“manager of the pantry and food”).
Words that rhyme with panter
Questions about panter
- What does panter mean?
- Panter means one who pants.
- What part of speech is panter?
- Panter can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce panter?
- Panter is pronounced /ˈpæntə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of panter?
- The plural of panter is panters.
Words near panter in the dictionary
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