Deerstalker

/ˈdɪr.stɔː.kər/ noun

Definition

A person who hunts deer by stealthily approaching them, or a type of cap with earflaps and a bill designed for hunting.

Etymology

Compound of 'deer' and 'stalker' (from 'stalk,' from Middle Dutch 'stalken' meaning to walk stealthily). The term describes both the hunter and the distinctive tweed cap popularized in 19th-century Scotland.

Kelly Says

Sherlock Holmes wore a deerstalker in illustrations, which cemented this Scottish hunting cap as the iconic symbol of a detective—even though Holmes never actually wears one in Arthur Conan Doyle's actual stories!

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