pard

noun Literary.

1. a leopard or panther.

noun Informal.

1. partner; companion.

noun

1. US short for pardner

noun

1. archaic a leopard or panther

n.1archaic form of leopard, c.1300, from Latin pardus “a male panther,” from Greek pardos “male panther,” from the same source (probably Iranian) as Sanskrit prdaku-s “leopard, tiger, snake,” and Persian palang “panther.” n.21850, dialectal shortening of pardener (1795), representing a common pronunciation of partner (n.).