Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

panter

/ˈpæntə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: pan-ter
IPA: /ˈpæntə(ɹ)/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who pants.

noun

A keeper of the pantry; a pantler.

Obsolete

noun

Obsolete form of panther.

Obsolete

name

A surname from Middle English.

Example Sentences

"Swiftly the gentle Charmer flies, / And to the tender Grief soft Air applies, / Which, warbling Mystic sounds, / Cements the bleeding Panter's Wounds."
"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, […]"
"as though all the bread be committed unto the panter"

Etymology

From pant + -er.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: panter, panetier

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

panters (plural)

Rhymes With

banter cantor planter canter kanter kantor grantor enchanter antar tranter galanter santer

Questions

How do you pronounce panter?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpæntə(ɹ)/.
What does panter mean?: One who pants.
Where does panter come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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