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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stag /stæg/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Mammals, Zoologyan adult male deer.
- Mammals, Zoologythe male of various other animals.
- Informal TermsAlso, ˈstag ˌpar•ty. a party for men only, given for a bachelor before his marriage.
adj. [before a noun] - of or for men only:a stag dinner.
- intended for male audiences and usually pornographic in content:a stag show.
adv. - without a female companion:to go stag to a party.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stag (stag),USA pronunciation n., v., stagged, stag•ging, adj., adv.
n. - Mammals, Zoologyan adult male deer.
- Mammals, Zoologythe male of various other animals.
- a man who attends a social gathering unaccompanied by a woman.
- Informal TermsSee stag party.
- Animal Husbandrya swine or bull castrated after maturation of the sex organs.
- British Terms, Businessa speculator who buys securities of a new issue in the hope of selling them quickly at a higher price.
v.i. - Informal Terms(of a man) to attend a social function without a female companion.
adj. - of or for men only:a stag dinner.
- intended for male audiences and usually pornographic in content:a stag show.
adv. - without a companion or date:to go stag to a dance.
- 1150–1200; Middle English stagge; akin to Old Norse steggi, steggr male bird (English (north dialect, dialectal) steg gander), Icelandic steggur male fox, tomcat
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stag /stæɡ/ n - the adult male of a deer, esp a red deer
- a man unaccompanied by a woman at a social gathering
- Brit a speculator who applies for shares in a new issue in anticipation of a rise in price when trading commences in order to make a quick profit on resale
- (as modifier)
- (modifier) (of a social gathering) attended by men only
adv - without a female escort
vb (transitive)- to apply for (shares in a new issue) with the intention of selling them for a quick profit when trading commences
Etymology: Old English stagga (unattested); related to Old Norse steggr male bird |