stags

noun
UK /stæɡz/
US /stæɡz/

Stags are male deer, usually with big antlers on their heads.

We saw two stags standing quietly at the edge of the forest.


OTHER MEANINGS

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

The groom's friends planned a stag party for him.

3. Stags can mean adult male animals of some other kinds, like turkeys.

The farmer kept several stags apart from the hens.

4. In finance, a stag is someone who buys new shares hoping to sell them quickly for a profit.

The stag sold his shares on the first day of trading.