stag

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|male deer}} {{lb|en|countable}} An adult [[male]] [[deer]], especially a [[red deer]] and especially one in high adulthood versus a young adult.
2. {{lb|en|countable|chiefly|Scotland}} A [[young]] [[horse]] ([[colt]] or [[filly]]).
3. {{senseid|en|male turkey}} {{lb|en|Britain}} A male turkey: a [[turkey-cock]].
4. {{lb|en|by extension|countable|obsolete}} A [[romping]] girl; a [[tomboy]].
5. {{lb|en|countable}} An improperly or late castrated [[bull]] or [[ram]] – also called a bull seg (''see note under [[ox]]'').
6. {{lb|en|countable|finance}} An outside irregular [[dealer]] in [[stock]]s, who is not a member of the [[exchange]].
7. {{lb|en|countable|finance}} One who applies for the [[allotment]] of [[share]]s in new [[project]]s, with a view to sell immediately at a premium, and not to hold the stock.
8. {{lb|en|countable|usually|_|attributive}} An [[unmarried]] man; a [[bachelor]]; a man not [[accompany]]ing a woman at a social event.
9. {{lb|en|countable}} A [[social]] [[event]] for men held in honor of a [[groom]] on the eve of his [[wedding]], attended by male [[friend]]s of the groom; sometimes a [[fundraiser]].
10. {{lb|en|colloquial}} A [[man]] who allows his [[wife]] to have sex with other men.
11. {{lb|en|countable|slang}} An [[informer]].
12. {{lb|en|uncountable|UK|military|slang}} [[guard|Guard]] [[duty]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive|British}} To act as a "stag", an irregular dealer in stocks.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[watch]]; to dog, or keep track of.

Adverb

1. Of a man, attending a formal social function without a [[date]].

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