stag

B2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /stæɡ/ UK /stæɡ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a male deer, especially a red deer over five years old

The stag stood proudly in the forest clearing.
2

noun
a social gathering or party for men only

He attended a stag party before the wedding.
3

adj
attending a social event without a partner

He went to the dance stag.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a male deer, especially a... buck hartmale deerred deerantlered deer

2 noun · a social gathering or party... bachelor partymen-only gatheringguys' nightall-male event

3 adj · attending a social event... solo single unaccompanied unattached

Opposites

doe hind

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Phrases (1)

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stag party
a social gathering intended for men only

Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English stag (male deer), ultimately related to Old English forms; sometimes linked to Latin stagnum (pond) via Vulgar Latin, though the male-deer sense is of Germanic origin.

Topics

General Vocabulary

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# stag

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** /stæɡ/
**IPA (UK):** /stæɡ/

## Meanings
1. a male deer, especially a red deer over five years old
2. a social gathering or party for men only
3. attending a social event without a partner

## Examples
- The stag stood proudly in the forest clearing.
- He attended a stag party before the wedding.
- He went to the dance stag.

## Synonyms
- buck
- hart
- male deer
- red deer
- bachelor party
- solo
- single
- unaccompanied

## Antonyms
- doe
- hind

## Etymology
From Middle English stag (male deer), ultimately related to Old English forms; sometimes linked to Latin stagnum (pond) via Vulgar Latin, though the male-deer sense is of Germanic origin.

## AI Etymology
Stag comes from Middle English stag (male deer), ultimately related to Old English forms; sometimes linked to Latin stagnum (pond) via Vulgar Latin, though the male-deer sense is of Germanic origin. In current use it is a noun and adjective meaning "a male deer, especially a red deer over five years old". That sense is explained by the older material without requiring a speculative semantic step: the inherited or borrowed base supplies the field of meaning, while the English formation fixes its modern role. The history is mainly one of transmission into English, with the older form and sense carried through borrowing or adaptation. For dictionary purposes, the important point is the continuity between the older form, the route into English, and the present lexical sense.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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