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panter

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈpæntə(ɹ)/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æntə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: P AE1 N T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from Middle English.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

One who pants.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A keeper of the pantry; a pantler.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Obsolete form of panther.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, obsolete

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History

Etymology

An occupational surname, from Middle English panter (“manager of the pantry and food”).

From pant + -er.

From Middle English panter (“pantler”), paneter, from Old French panetier.