panter

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Pronunciation

/ˈpæntə(ɹ)/

Definition of panter

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

One who pants.

“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, […]”

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noun

One who pants.

“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, […]”
(obsolete)A keeper of the pantry; a pantler.

“as though all the bread be committed unto the panter”
(alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete form of panther.

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From pant + -er.

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