Definition of "panther" in English

noun

1. Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of Africa and Asia.

2. Any big cat of the genus Panthera.

3. A cougar; especially the Florida panther.

4. (slang) A girl, especially a young one, who pursues older men.

5. (mythology, heraldry) A creature resembling a big cat, typically incensed (“emitting fire”), and often having a multicolored hide, found in Ancient Greek mythology and in medieval and later heraldry (in which its depiction sometimes approaches that of a horse).