stag

noun
UK /stæɡ/
US /stæɡ/

A stag is a male deer.

We saw a big stag standing in the field.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A man who goes to a party without a female partner.

He went to the dance as a stag.

3. A party held for a man who is about to get married.

My brother's stag is next weekend.

4. A male animal of certain other kinds, such as a turkey.

The farmer kept a stag turkey in the yard.