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deerstalker

deerstalker noun: one who takes part in deer stalking. Also the alternative form of deerstalker hat.

Noun

deerstalker (plural deerstalkers)

  1. One who takes part in deer stalking.
    • Between 1997 and 2006, ownership of Glenfeshie passed between three Danish businessmen – and with it a self-destructive business model. Only by maintaining very high numbers of livestock could the flow of fee-paying deerstalkers armed with rifles be ensured, but because of the rising cost of...2020 February 25, Christopher de Bellaigue, “The end of farming?”, in The Guardian

Also used as

deerstalker is also the alternative form of deerstalker hat.

Forms of deerstalker

pluraldeerstalkers

Origin of deerstalker

From deer + stalker.

Words formed from deerstalker

Phrases with deerstalker

Questions about deerstalker

What does deerstalker mean?
Deerstalker means one who takes part in deer stalking.
What part of speech is deerstalker?
Deerstalker is a noun.
What is the plural of deerstalker?
The plural of deerstalker is deerstalkers.

Words near deerstalker in the dictionary

  1. deerslayer hat
  2. deerslayer hats
  3. deerslayers
  4. deersona
  5. deersonas
  6. deerstalker
  7. deerstalker cap
  8. deerstalker caps
  9. deerstalker hat
  10. deerstalker hats
  11. deerstalkered

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