deerstalker

noun

deer·stalk·er | \ ˈdir-ˌstȯ-kər

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Definition of deerstalker

: a close-fitting hat with a visor at the front and the back and with earflaps that may be worn up or down

— called also deerstalker cap, deerstalker hat

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The Wolf and Bear Pub (with a deerstalker-wearing grizzly) soon followed. — Debbie Arrington, sacbee, "Where the game is always afoot for Sherlock lovers | The Sacramento Bee," 20 Apr. 2018 The job is more Sherlock Holmes than Scooby Doo—and Alperovitch has everything but the deerstalker cap. — Robert Hackett, Fortune, "Meet CrowdStrike’s Dmitri Alperovitch, Cyber Spy Hunter," 23 Aug. 2017 So why not throw on a deerstalker hat, light up a handy meerschaum pipe, and do our best impression of the great detective himself in order to get to the bottom of this case? — Joanna Robinson, VanityFair.com, "Will Tom Hiddleston Really Guest Star on Sherlock? An Exhaustive Investigation," 5 Jan. 2017

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