stag

CEFRB1

/ˈstæɡ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An adult male deer.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A male turkey: a turkeycock.

Examples

  • He drew a bead on a stag at bay.

  • I went stag to the prom.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈsteɪ̯ɡ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A young horse (colt or filly).

  2. An adult male deer, especially a red deer and especially one in high adulthood versus a young adult.

  3. An improperly or late castrated bull or ram – also called a bull seg (see note under ox).

More examples

In context

  • My brother went stag to prom because he couldn't find a date.

  • The stag will be held in the hotel's ballroom.

  • a stag dance; a stag party; a stag bar

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English stagge, steg, from Old English stagga, stacga (“a stag”) and possibly Old Norse steggi, steggr (“a male animal”), both from Proto-Germanic *staggijô, *staggijaz (“male, male deer, porcupine”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *stegʰ-, *stengʰ- (“to sting; rod, blade; sharp, stiff”). Doublet of steg (“gander”). Cognate with Icelandic steggi, steggur (“tomcat, male fox”). Related to staggard, staggon.