Buck: meaning, definitions and examples
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buck
[ bʌk ]
deer
A male deer, especially a male red deer or fallow deer.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The hunters spotted a magnificent buck in the forest.
- The buck stood proudly in the clearing.
Translations
Translations of the word "buck" in other languages:
🇵🇹 cervo
- dólar
- macho
🇮🇳 हिरण
- डॉलर
- नर
🇩🇪 Hirsch
- Dollar
- Bock
🇮🇩 rusa
- dolar
- jantan
🇺🇦 олень
- долар
- самець
🇵🇱 jeleń
- dolar
- samiec
🇯🇵 鹿 (しか)
- ドル (ドル)
- 雄 (おす)
🇫🇷 cerf
- dollar
- mâle
🇪🇸 ciervo
- dólar
- macho
🇹🇷 geyik
- dolar
- erkek
🇰🇷 사슴 (사슴)
- 달러 (달러)
- 수컷 (수컷)
🇸🇦 غزال
- دولار
- ذكر
🇨🇿 jelen
- dolar
- samec
🇸🇰 jeleň
- dolár
- samec
🇨🇳 鹿 (lù)
- 美元 (měiyuán)
- 雄性 (xióngxìng)
🇸🇮 jelen
- dolar
- samec
🇮🇸 hjörtur
- dalur
- karlkyns
🇰🇿 бұғы
- доллар
- ер
🇬🇪 ირმის
- დოლარი
- მამრი
🇦🇿 maral
- dollar
- erkək
🇲🇽 ciervo
- dólar
- macho
Word origin
The word 'buck' has a long and varied history. It originally referred to a male deer and is derived from the Old English word 'bucca'. Over time, it also came to be used as a slang term for money, particularly in the United States. This usage may have originated from the practice of using buckskins (deer hides) as a form of currency among early American settlers. Today, 'buck' continues to be widely used to mean a dollar in various English-speaking countries.