Meanings
plural deerstalker hats · alternative deerslayer hat · alternative deerslayer cap · alternative deerstalker · alternative deerstalker cap
- A type of men's headwear, made of cloth with a plaid pattern, having two projecting brims (one at the front and one at the back) and earflaps which can be folded up and tied at the top.
Two famous fictional characters who wore deerstalker hats were Sherlock Holmes and Holden Caulfield in J. D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye.
Synonyms: fore-and-after, hunting cap
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of men's headwear, made of cloth with a plaid pattern, having two projecting brims (one at the front and one at the back) and earflaps which can be folded up and tied at the top.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 獵鹿帽 /猎鹿帽
- 獵鹿帽 /猎鹿帽 (lièlùmào)headwear
Finnish Sherlock Holmes -hattu
- Sherlock Holmes -hattuheadwear
Japanese 鹿撃ち帽
- 鹿撃ち帽 (shikauchibō)headwear
Polish deerstalker
- deerstalkerheadwear
Cite this entry
deerstalker hat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deerstalker%20hat
“deerstalker hat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deerstalker%20hat. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deerstalker hat,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deerstalker%20hat.
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