hart

¹ American  

[hahrt] / hɑrt /

noun

plural

harts,

plural

hart

1. a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.

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Hart ² American  

[hahrt] / hɑrt /

noun

1. Albert Bushnell 1854–1943, U.S. editor, historian, and educator.

2. Gary (Warren), born 1936, U.S. politician: senator 1975–87.

3. Lorenz 1895–1943, U.S. lyricist.

4. Moss, 1904–61, U.S. playwright and librettist.

5. William S(hakespeare), 1872–1946, U.S. film actor.

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Hart ¹ British  

/ hɑːt /

noun

1. Lorenz. 1895–1943, US lyricist: collaborated with Richard Rodgers in writing musicals

2. Moss. 1904–61, US dramatist: collaborated with George Kaufman on Broadway comedies and wrote libretti for musicals

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hart ² British  

/ hɑːt /

noun

1. the male of the deer, esp the red deer aged five years or more

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Etymology

Origin of hart

before 900; Middle English hert, Old English heorot; cognate with Dutch hert, German Hirsch, Old Norse hjǫrtr; akin to Latin cervus stag, Greek kórys helmet, crest

Example Sentences

There was also a new piece from master of the Queen's music Judith Weir, who set to music the words of Psalm 42, "Like as the hart".

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2022

Nawfisde patna gone way to soon… we was just at magic and Kevin hart show together.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2022

The white hart chose her, and she was merciful enough to spare it.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2022

The white hart, that symbolic stag everyone was excited about until they settled for a humbler one for Viserys, cast his vote in her column.

From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2022

We stood near the side table, which was loaded with mountains of food, from a whole roast hart with ivy threaded through its antlers to butter cookies as small and lacy as snowflakes.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine