Stallion vs Stag - What's the difference?
stallion | stag |
A male horse.
# Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
# A male horse kept primarily as a stud.
A very virile, sexy or horny man.
An adult male deer.
A colt, or filly.
(by extension, obsolete) A romping girl.
An improperly or late castrated bull or ram – called also a bull seg. See the Note under ox.
An outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a member of the exchange.
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.
The European wren, .
An unmarried male, a bachelor; a male not accompanying a female at a social event.
A social event for males held in honor of a groom on the eve of his wedding, attended by male friends of the groom, sometimes a fund-raiser.
(British) To act as a "stag", an irregular dealer in stocks.
To watch; to dog, or keep track of.
Of a man, attending a formal social function without a date.
As nouns the difference between stallion and stag
is that stallion is a male horse while stag is an adult male deer.As a verb stag is
to act as a "stag", an irregular dealer in stocks.As an adverb stag is
of a man, attending a formal social function without a date.stallion
English
Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* * studhorse, stud-horse, stud horseDerived terms
* stallioneer * stallionerSee also
* colt * filly * foal * gelding * marestag
English
Alternative forms
* (l) (dialectal), (l) (Scotland), (l), (l) (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- The stag will be held in the hotel's ballroom
Synonyms
* (social event) bachelor party (US''), stag do (''UK informal ), stag partyDerived terms
* stag beetle * stag do * stag night * stag partyVerb
(stagg)Adverb
(-)- My brother went stag to prom because he couldn't find a date.