hart

[ hahrt ]

noun,plural harts, (especially collectively) hart.
  1. a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.

Origin of hart

1
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

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Other definitions for Hart (2 of 2)

Hart
[ hahrt ]

noun
  1. Albert Bush·nell [boosh-nl], /ˈbʊʃ nl/, 1854–1943, U.S. editor, historian, and educator.

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

  1. Lo·renz [lawr-uhnts, lohr-], /ˈlɔr ənts, ˈloʊr-/, 1895–1943, U.S. lyricist.

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

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

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British Dictionary definitions for hart (1 of 2)

hart

/ (hɑːt) /


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

Origin of hart

1
Old English heorot; related to Old Norse hjörtr, Old High German hiruz hart, Latin cervus stag, Lithuanian kárve cow; see horn

British Dictionary definitions for Hart (2 of 2)

Hart

/ (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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