deerstalker
[deer-staw-ker]
- a person who stalks deer.
- Also called fore-and-after. a close-fitting woolen cap having a visor in front and in back, with earflaps usually raised and tied on top of the crown, worn as a hunting cap: especially associated with Sherlock Holmes.
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Origin of deerstalker
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Examples from the Web for deerstalker
Contemporary Examples
Witnesses said he was “wearing a black coat and a deerstalker hat.”
Pipes, deerstalker hats, and walking sticks, they can all seem so antiquated now, charming at best, clichéd at worst.
Historical Examples
Dangle, barring his swollen eye, was a refined-looking little man, and he wore a deerstalker cap and was dressed in dark grey.
The Wheels of ChanceH. G. Wells
The on'y man with the morril courage to wear a deerstalker in the 'Ouse!
He had wrapped a grey shawl round his shoulders, and on his head was a brown, deerstalker cap.
The RubiconE. F. Benson
deerstalker
- Also called: stalker a person who stalks deer, esp in order to shoot them
- a hat, peaked in front and behind, with earflaps usually turned up and tied together on the top
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