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.

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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

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Other Word Forms

• deerstalking
  noun
• deerstalking
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of deerstalker

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

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Example Sentences

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deerstalker

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

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

Laurence, 23, from Paris is wearing a deerstalker and is a member of the Sherlock Holmes Society in France.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 17, 2016

Some of Elgar’s older friends are English eccentrics; Richard Baxter-Townsend, making his first entrance and exit on a period tricycle, sports a deerstalker and uses an ear-trumpet.

From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2016

In the original Sherlock Holmes stories Sherlock Holmes is never described as wearing a deerstalker hat, which is what he is always wearing in pictures and cartoons.

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

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