hart

noun

ˈhärt 

chiefly British

: the male of the red deer especially when over five years old : stag compare hind

Word History

Etymology

Middle English hert, going back to Old English heorot, heort "hart, stag," going back to Germanic *heruta- "horned animal" (whence also Old Saxon hirut "stag," Old High German hiruz, hirz "deer, red deer, stag," Old Norse hjǫrtr), from *her- "horn" (going back to Indo-European *ḱer-) + *-uta-, suffix of animal names — more at horn

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hart

• art
• cart
• carte
• chart
• dart
• fart
• haart
• mart
• part
• smart
• start
• tart

Kids Definition

hart

noun

ˈhärt 

chiefly British

: a male red deer especially over five years old : stag

Biographical Definition

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Albert Bushnell 1854–1943 American historian and editor

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Lorenz 1895–1943 American lyricist

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Moss 1904–1961 American librettist and dramatist

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Oliver 1948–     American (British-born) economist

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Sir Robert 1835–1911 British diplomat

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William S(urrey) 1872–1946 American actor