deerstalker

noun deer·stalk·er \ -ˌstȯ-kər \

|Updated on: 25 Apr 2018

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

Recent Examples of deerstalker from the Web

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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