Stag
Definitions
- An adult male deer, especially a red deer and especially one in high adulthood versus a young adult.
- A young horse (colt or filly).
- A male turkey: a turkeycock.
- A romping girl; a tomboy.
- An improperly or late castrated bull or ram – also called a bull seg (see note under ox).
- An outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a member of the exchange.
- One who applies for the allotment of shares in new projects, with a view to sell immediately at a premium, and not to hold the stock.
- An unmarried man; a bachelor; a man not accompanying a woman at a social event.
- A social event for men held in honor of a groom on the eve of his wedding, attended by male friends of the groom; sometimes a fundraiser.
- An informer.
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Guard duty. UK, slang, uncountable
- A stag beetle (family Lucanidae).
- The Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes.
Equivalents
Examples
“The city recently carried out a deer census, determining there are 313 stags (males), 798 does (females) and 214 fawns (babies) in Nara Park⟳.”
“a stag dance⟳; a stag party; a stag bar”
“The stag will be held in the hotel's ballroom.”
“We had two disturbers of the harmony of the ship; I mean⟳ two stags or informers, one named Robert Wilson, the other John Hewit, from the north of Ireland.”
“Between shifts on stag or manning the radio, we grabbed a few hours sleep⟳.”
“Three days were spent on standby or patrols and a fourth day on guard, with at least eight hours on stag.”
“Members of the genus Pasimachus […] can be confused with stag beetles […] but stags have⟳ elbowed antennae.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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