stag

Definitions

• (countable) An adult male deer.
• (countable) A colt, or filly.
• (by extension) A romping girl; a tomboy.
• (countable) An improperly or late castrated bull or ram – also called a bull seg (see note under ox).
• (countable) An outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a member of the exchange.
• (countable) 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.
• (countable) The Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes.
• (countable) An unmarried male, a bachelor; a male not accompanying a female at a social event.
• (countable) A social event for males held in honor of a groom on the eve of his wedding, attended by male friends of the groom, sometimes a fund-raiser.
• (countable) A stag beetle (family ).
• (uncountable) Guard duty.