deerstalker

noun

deer·​stalk·​er ˈdir-ˌstȯ-kər How to pronounce deerstalker (audio)
: a close-fitting hat with a visor at the front and the back and with earflaps that may be worn up or down

called also deerstalker cap, deerstalker hat

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The frogs wear white deerstalker hats, like baseball caps with brims facing both ways, tied under their bulbous chins and embroidered with Frog Club’s name and address. — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 16 June 2024 Has the deerstalker fallen out of fashion? — New York Times, 6 July 2022

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First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of deerstalker was in 1870

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“Deerstalker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deerstalker. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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