panter
1 of 3noun (1)
pan·ter
ˈpantə(r)
variants or panterer
-tərə(r)
plural -s
archaic
: pantler
panter
2 of 3noun (2)
plural -s
obsolete
: a fowler's net or snare
panter
3 of 3noun (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