Meaning of stag in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

• An adult male deer.

• A colt, or filly.

• (by extension) A romping girl; a tomboy.

• An improperly or late castrated bull or ram – also called a bull seg (see note under ox).

• An outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a member of the exchange.

• 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.

• The Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes.

• (usually attributive) An unmarried male, a bachelor; a male not accompanying a female at a social event.

  Example: a stag dance; a stag party

• 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.

  Example: The stag will be held in the hotel's ballroom.

• A stag beetle (family Lucanidae).

• Guard duty.

verb

• To act as a "stag", an irregular dealer in stocks.

• To watch; to dog, or keep track of.

adverb

• Of a man, attending a formal social function without a date.