Phrase guide

black cat

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A fisher, North American marten that has thick brown fur (Pekania pennanti, syn. Martes pennanti).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, cat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

someone connected with Sunderland Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To do better than another in some respect; to one up.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

Topics: nautical, transport

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5

noun

Meaning 5

large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fisher, pekan, fisher cat, Martes pennanti

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: marten, marten cat

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: swart kat — black-furred cat
  • Arabic: القطة السوداء — black-furred cat
  • Armenian: սեւ կատու (sew katu) — black-furred cat
  • Assamese: ক’লা মেকুৰী (köla mekuri) — black-furred cat
  • Asturian: gatu negru — black-furred cat
  • Azerbaijani: qara pişik — black-furred cat
  • Basque: katu beltz — black-furred cat
  • Bengali: কালো বিড়াল (kalō biṛal) — black-furred cat
  • Bulgarian: че́рна ко́тка (čérna kótka) — black-furred cat
  • Catalan: gat negre — black-furred cat
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黑貓 /黑猫 (hēimāo) — black-furred cat
  • Dutch: zwarte kat — black-furred cat
  • Esperanto: nigra kato — black-furred cat
  • Finnish: musta kissa — black-furred cat
  • French: chat noir — black-furred cat
  • German: schwarze Katze — black-furred cat
  • Greek: μαύρη γάτα (mávri gáta) — black-furred cat
  • Hebrew: חתול שחור (khatúl shakhór) — black-furred cat
  • Hindi: काली बिल्ली (kālī billī) — black-furred cat
  • Hindi: काला बिल्ला (kālā billā) — black-furred cat
  • Indonesian: kucing hitam — black-furred cat
  • Italian: gatto nero — black-furred cat
  • Japanese: 黒猫 (kuro neko) — black-furred cat
  • Korean: 검은 고양이 (geomeun goyang'i) — black-furred cat
  • Norwegian: svart katt — black-furred cat
  • Occitan: gat negre — black-furred cat
  • Okinawan: 黒猫 (kurumayā) — black-furred cat
  • Polish: czarny kot — black-furred cat
  • Portuguese: gato preto — black-furred cat
  • Russian: чёрный кот (čórnyj kot) — black-furred cat
  • Russian: чёрная кошка (čórnaja koška) — black-furred cat
  • Spanish: gato negro — black-furred cat
  • Thai: แมวดํา (mɛɛo dam) — black-furred cat
  • Turkish: kara kedi — black-furred cat
  • Ukrainian: чорний кіт (čornyj kit) — black-furred cat
  • Vietnamese: mèo mun — black-furred cat
  • Vietnamese: mèo đen — black-furred cat
  • Yiddish: שװאַרצע קאַץ (shvartse kats) — black-furred cat