pard

¹

[ pahrd ]

noun

, Literary.

1. a leopard or panther.

pard

²

[ pahrd ]

noun

, Informal.

1. partner; companion.

pard

¹

/ pɑːd /

noun

1. archaic.
   a leopard or panther

pard

²

/ pɑːd /

noun

1. short for pardner

Other Words From

• pard·ine [pahr, -dahyn, -din], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pard¹

1250–1300; Middle English parde (< Old French pard ) < Latin pardus < Greek párdos (masculine), derivative of párdalis (feminine); compare Old English (rare) pardus

Origin of pard²

1840–50, Americanism; by alteration and shortening of partner

Word History and Origins

Origin of pard¹

C13: via Old French from Latin pardus, from Greek pardos

Example Sentences

A news photo showed a crowd of them showing up in their 10-gallon hats calling out, “We’re with ya, pard” to Ward.

From Los Angeles Times

Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard,

From Literature

“Pard’n me, sir,” Carlyle says, “but maybe the bird is right. A keelhauling will leave him useless, if not dead. And the cannon needs a good cleaning if we’re to battle the beasts ahead.”

From Literature

“Cats, they got the devil in them, all right. You got to kill every cat you see. They bite you and put the devil in you too. And what was you doing with that big pard?”

From Literature

Currently, she has just one, a black and white specimen she called Pard.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• accomplice
• aide
• ally
• assistant
• associate
• buddy
• co-worker
• colleague
• comrade
• cousin
• crony
• guide
• mate
• nurse
• partner
• playmate
• protector