Synonyms for deer
dɪərdeer

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1. deernoun

   Synonyms:
   buck, fawn, venison, hart, stag, doe

2. deernoun

   a ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves of the family Cervidae or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla

   I wrecked my car after a deer ran across the road.

   Synonyms:
   buck, stag, venison, hart, fawn, doe

3. deernoun

   The meat of such an animal

   Oh I've never had deer before.

   Synonyms:
   doe, venison, hart, buck, fawn, stag

4. deernoun

   Any animal, especially a mammal.

   But mice and rats and such small deer, have been Tom's food for seven long year. -Shakespeare, King Lear. Act III. Sc. IV.

   Synonyms:
   stag, doe, fawn, buck, hart, venison

Princeton's WordNetRate this synonym:2.0 / 5 votes

1. deer, cervidnoun

   distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers

   Synonyms:
   cervid

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1. • Ruminant

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1. antelope

   Submitted by 758888 on April 21, 2021  

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. deernoun

   Synonyms:
   Cervidæ, fallow deer, red deer, mule deer, reindeer, buck (fawn, brocket, pricket, sorel, sore, spitter), (female) doe, roe, (male red deer) stag, hart, hind, roe (female red deer), havier (castrated), halfer, antelope hummel, staggard

   Associated words:
   venison, fumet, umbles, cervine, deerstalking, capreoline

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1. List of paraphrases for "deer":

   cerf, stags, stag, white-footed, venison, crackpot, scots, buck

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1. Jake Fiennes:

   You would see the deer that would keep hidden in the brambles would then be walking down the tracks, we would see birds breeding where historically there would be cars parking.

2. Andrew Timmins:

   We don't want to allow a bear population where people start to lose appreciation for them and they are seen as pests. That is what happened with deer. We want bears to be seen in a positive light.

3. Cataldo Amico:

   Nobody ever informed me of this. I just want to get back in the woods with deer hunting, you know ?

4. Tehanairo Tetawhero of Taumarunui:

   And I was like wemight as well finish the night with a bang, pull over Ill chuck the deer on my back and Ill walk through.

5. Yu Qiangmin:

   At the moment the real money-spinners are deer antler and ginseng.