I. pan·ter ˈpantə(r) noun
or pan·ter·er -tərə(r)
( -s )
Etymology: 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 (I) + -er — more at food
archaic : pantler
II. panter noun
( -s )
Etymology: 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) — more at fierce
obsolete : a fowler's net or snare
III. pant·er ˈpantə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: pant (I) + -er
: one that pants ; specifically : a bovine animal exhibiting failure of the bodily heat-regulating mechanisms especially as a sequel to foot-and-mouth disease