Panther

Athletic squad name

Panther most often refers to the Black Panther Party, a revolutionary Black nationalist organization founded in 1966 that advocated armed self-defense against police brutality and ran community programs.

A Panther was a party member.

The term also appears in sports team names and as the Marvel Comics superhero Black Panther, king of the fictional African nation Wakanda.

The Panthers patrolled Oakland neighborhoods in the late 1960s. (Lowercase panther is a large wild cat.)

comics

Marvel

Superhero media conglomerate

vibranium · king · warrior · suit · claws · MCU · comic book · hero

sports

mascot

Group's symbolic figure

  • teamOrganized cooperative unit
  • NFLPro football organization
  • footballField sport with goals

logo · jersey · stadium · fan · athletics · school · emblem · rivalry · spirit · fierce

military

tank

Large storage vessel

armored · turret · battalion · Eastern Front · armor · crew · combat · Kursk · Normandy

activism

civil rights

Guaranteed individual legal protections

protest · power · solidarity · resistance · social justice · 1960s · community · empowerment

Categories
Opposites
wild-domestic spectrum

Pantherhousecat

Domesticated indoor feline

tabby · domestic cat · kitten · lap cat · pet cat

symbolic ferocity

Pantherdove

Gentle cooing bird

lamb · bunny · kitten · rabbit · mouse

political-cultural movements

PantherKlansman

Hate group member

white supremacist · Ku Klux Klan · segregationist · Proud Boys · George Wallace

Phrases
Family

panthers, black panther

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G