panter

1 of 3

noun (1)

pan·ter

ˈpantə(r)

variants or panterer

-tərə(r)

plural -s

archaic

: pantler

panter

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural -s

obsolete

: a fowler's net or snare

panter

3 of 3

noun (3)

pant·er

ˈpantə(r)

plural -s

: one that pants

specifically : a bovine animal exhibiting failure of the bodily heat-regulating mechanisms especially as a sequel to foot-and-mouth disease

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

panter from Middle English panter, paneter, from Old French panetier, irregular from pan, pain bread (from Latin panis) + -ier -er; panterer from Middle English, from panter entry 1 + -er

Noun (2)

Middle English, from Middle French pantiere, from Latin panther, from Greek panthēros supporting all animals, from panthēra fowler's catch, from pan- + thēra hunt (from thēr wild animal)

Noun (3)

pant entry 1 + -er