panther
/ˈpænθə/US/ˈpænθəɹ/
panther noun: any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of Africa and Asia.
Noun (1)
panther (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.
- A cougar; especially the Florida panther.
- A girl, especially a young one, who pursues older men.
- Antonyms:
- cougar, cradle robber, cub
- A creature resembling a big cat, typically incensed (“emitting fire”), and often having a multicolored hide, found in Ancient Greek mythology and in medieval and later heraldry (in which its depiction sometimes approaches that of a horse).
Noun (2) capitalized: Panther
Panther (plural Panthers)
- A member of the Black Panther Party, White Panther Party or Gray Panthers.
panther meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
panther in Hindi
- पैंथर
panther in Tamil
- சிறுத்தை
panther in Marathi
- पँथर
panther in Urdu
- پینتھر
More languagesFewer languages
- panther in Bengali
- এক জাতীয় চিতাবাঘ, প্যান্থার
- panther in Telugu
- పాంథర్, ప్యాంథర్
- panther in Malayalam
- കരിമ്പുലി karimpuli
- panther in Kannada
- ಪ್ಯಾಂಥರ್
- panther in Punjabi
- ਪੈਂਥਰ
- panther in Gujarati
- પેન્થર
- panther in Sanskrit
- शार्दूल śārdūlá
- panther in Assamese
- ঘোং ghüṅ
- panther in Nepali
- प्यान्थर, पेन्थर, पैंथर
- panther in Tagalog
- pantera
- panther in Arabic
- نَمِر أَسْوَد namir ʔaswad, فَهْد fahd, نَمِر namir, نِمْر nimr
- panther in Malay
- harimau kumbang, harimau peturun, harimau
- panther in Persian
- پلنگ palang
- panther in Thai
- เสือดำ sʉ̌ʉa-dam
- panther in Vietnamese
- báo đen
Examples of panther in a sentence
- The panda and the panther are both carnivores.
- Some people walk with a panther or strike a buffalo stance that makes you wanna dance.
- With his panther glide and lounge-lizard eyes, Fishburne has become one of film's most mesmerizing stars.
Antonyms of panther
Forms of panther
| plural | panthers |
|---|---|
| plural | Panthers |
Origin of panther
From Middle English pantere, panter, from Old French pantere, from Latin panthēra, from Ancient Greek πάνθηρ (pánthēr, “panther”).
Words formed from panther
Phrases with panther
Questions about panther
- What does panther mean?
- Panther means any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of Africa and Asia.
- What is panther in Hindi?
- Panther in Hindi is पैंथर. See Panther meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is panther?
- Panther is a noun.
- How do you pronounce panther?
- Panther is pronounced /ˈpænθəɹ/ (US).
- What is the plural of panther?
- The plural of panther is panthers.
Words near panther in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: panther (page history and authors); Panther (page history and authors); panther (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); panther (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); panther (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); panther (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); panther (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); panther (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); panther (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); panther (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); panther (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); शार्दूल (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); panther (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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