panther

Meaning

1. Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of Africa and Asia.
2. Any big cat of the genus Panthera.
3. A cougar; especially the Florida panther.
4. (slang) A girl, especially a young one, who pursues older men.
5. 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).

Opposite of

cougar, cradle robber, cub

Synonyms

leopard

🐆

puma

cougar

mountain lion

catamount

tiger

🐅

painter

🧑‍🎨

jaguar

American lion

fox

🦊

ounce

Panthera onca

Felis concolor

Felis onca

mountain-lion

king cat

mountain screamer

silver lion

red panther

red lion

sneak cat

Puma

ghost cat

black panther

leopardess

pard

red tiger

wildcat

Black Panther

Florida panther

Indian devil

Mexican lion

deer tiger

wild cat

painted cat

brown tiger

Translations

panthère

pantera

Panther

panter

pantera

pantera

πάνθηρας

léopard

🐆

luipaard

🐆

pardus

panthera

puma

puma

puma

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpænθɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: panter

In summary

From Middle English panter, panther, pantere, from Old French pantere, from Latin panthēra, from Ancient Greek πάνθηρ (pánthēr, “panther”).