plural stags
1
or plural stag
: an adult male red deer
also
: the male of various other deer (especially genus Cervus)
2
chiefly Scotland
: a young horse
especially
: a young unbroken stallion
3
: a male animal castrated after sexual maturity compare steer sense 1
4
: a young adult male domestic chicken or turkey
5
a
: a social gathering of men only
b
: one who attends a dance or party without a companion
stagged; stagging
: to attend a dance or party without a companion
1
a
: restricted to men
a stag party
b
: intended for a male audience
2
: unaccompanied by someone of the opposite sex
stag women
stag
adverb
Examples of stag in a Sentence
Adjective
a stash of stag flicks that were hidden in the basement
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Its 80 larger-than-life topiary animals, which give the gardens their name, range from bears and stags to elephants and giraffes.
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Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 30 Dec. 2022
Biologists say that these fantastic shapes — from the giant curved tusks of woolly mammoths to the nightmarish jaws of stag beetles — evolved to ward off competition from rival males and to impress females.
—Kendall Powell, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2019
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Noun
Bloom attended the Jeff Bezos-Lauren Sanchez wedding in Venice last month stag, likely because Perry’s tour had her in Australia around the date.
—Miami Herald, 7 July 2025
Its 80 larger-than-life topiary animals, which give the gardens their name, range from bears and stags to elephants and giraffes.
—AFAR Media, 3 July 2025
Adjective
Hannah Dale, the founder of Wrendale Designs and artist behind the stag cards, told Hello!
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 30 Dec. 2022
Biologists say that these fantastic shapes — from the giant curved tusks of woolly mammoths to the nightmarish jaws of stag beetles — evolved to ward off competition from rival males and to impress females.
—Kendall Powell, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2019
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“Stag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stag. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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stag
1 of 2 noun
plural stags
1
or plural stag
: an adult male deer especially of one of the larger kinds
2
a
: a social gathering of men only
b
: a man who attends a dance or party unaccompanied by a woman
stag
2 of 2 adjective1
: intended for men only
a stag party
2
: unaccompanied by someone of the opposite sex
stag
adverb
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