(in the US) a member of a militant Black political party (1965–82) founded to end the political dominance of White people
Black Panther in American English
noun
a member of a militant African-American organization (Black Panther party) active in the 1960s and early 1970s, formed to work for the advancement of the rights of blacks, often by radical means
Also called: Panther
Word origin
[1960–65, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1960–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bicycle kick, buyback, go-go, parvovirus, pop art