: a close-fitting hat with a visor at the front and the back and with earflaps that may be worn up or down
called alsodeerstalker cap, deerstalker hat
Illustration of deerstalker
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebSo sit back, enjoy the performances, put on your best Sherlock Holmesian deerstalkers, and attempt to guess the celebrities behind the masks of this week’s contestants. Ew Staff, EW.com, 2 Oct. 2019 The Wolf and Bear Pub (with a deerstalker-wearing grizzly) soon followed. Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 20 Apr. 2018 The job is more Sherlock Holmes than Scooby Doo—and Alperovitch has everything but the deerstalker cap. Robert Hackett, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2017 So why not throw on a deerstalker hat, light up a handy meerschaum pipe, and do our best impression of the great detective himself in order to get to the bottom of this case? Joanna Robinson, VanityFair.com, 5 Jan. 2017