(pān′tər) noun
1. One whose occupation is painting; specifically, one who covers surfaces with a preservative or decorative coat of paint.
2. An artist who portrays scenes or objects in colors.

(pān′tər) noun Naut.
A rope with which to fasten a boat by its bow. [Prob. <OF pentoir a rope for hanging things <L pendere hang]

(pān′tər) noun U.S. Dial.
The puma, or cougar. [Var. of PANTHER]

(pān′tər), Theophilus Shickel,
born 1889, U.S. zoologist.