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deerstalker

American  
[deer-staw-ker] / ˈdɪərˌstɔ kər /

noun

  1. a person who stalks deer.

  2. 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.


deerstalker British  
/ ˈdɪəˌstɔːkə /

noun

  1. Also called: stalker.  a person who stalks deer, esp in order to shoot them

  2. a hat, peaked in front and behind, with earflaps usually turned up and tied together on the top

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of deerstalker

First recorded in 1810–20; deer + stalker ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Woolens became such a status symbol that Arthur Conan Doyle clad his fictional sleuth Sherlock Holmes in a tweed deerstalker hat in 1893.

From National Geographic • Jan. 14, 2021

People who love finding out the back stories in fictional universes — why Sherlock Holmes wears a deerstalker hat; where Indiana Jones got his scar — will relish the chance to learn these details.

From New York Times • May 19, 2020

He often depicted Mrs. Sharmat’s hero clad in a trench coat and deerstalker, a look of concentration on his face, his trusty dog Sludge by his side.

From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2019

He was wearing his trademark tweed deerstalker and a large digital watch-cum-calculator.

From The Guardian • Feb. 20, 2016

The deerstalker hat was invented by a man called Sidney Paget, who did the illustrations for the original books.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon

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