stag Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a male deer, especially an adult male red deer
    hart.
  2. noun adult male deer
  3. verb attend a dance or a party without a female companion
  4. verb give away information about somebody
    shop; give away; denounce; tell on; rat; betray; snitch; grass; shit.
    • He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam
  5. verb watch, observe, or inquire secretly
    sleuth; spy; snoop.

WordNet

Stag noun
Etymology
Icel. steggr the male of several animals; or a doubtful AS. stagga. Cf. Steg.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) (a) The adult male of the red deer (Cervus elaphus), a large European species closely related to the American elk, or wapiti. (b) The male of certain other species of large deer.
  2. A colt, or filly; also, a romping girl. Prov. Eng.
  3. A castrated bull; -- called also bull stag, and bull seg. See the Note under Ox.
  4. (Stock Exchange) (a) An outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a member of the exchange. Cant (b) One who applies for the allotment of shares in new projects, with a view to sell immediately at a premium, and not to hold the stock. Cant
  5. (Zoöl.) The European wren. Prov. Eng.
Stag intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. (Com.) To act as a "stag", or irregular dealer in stocks. Cant
Stag transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To watch; to dog, or keep track of. Prov. Eng. or Slang H. Kingsley.

Webster 1913