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Definition of deer : 1. A ruminant of the genus Cervus, of many species, and of related genera of the family Cervidae. The males, and in some species the females, have solid antlers, often much branched, which are shed annually. Their flesh, for which they are hunted, is called venison.
2. Any animal; especially, a wild animal.

Synonyms:

pricket, roe, cervid, roebuck, Persian, wapiti, hog deer, hart, Barbary, moose deer, Pudu, Japanese deer, musk deer, Pampas, venison, swamp, muntjac, European elk, white-tailed, western moose, hind, African water deerlet, Virginia, axis, buck, blacktail, tufted, Philippine, spotted, fawn, fallow, red, Chinese water deer, sika

gazelle, hog, camel, cavy, jackal, dromedary, lynx, hare, hedgehog, otter, antelope, wolf, sheep, elephant, rhinoceros, mule, lemming, donkey, horse, mongoose, squirrel, raccoon, hyena, dog, burro, ibex, wallaby, panda, coyote, elk, caribou, opossum, llama, lion, giraffe, mole, cow, puma, polecat, mouse, arctic fox, cat, ox, zebra, kangaroo, pig, weasel, marmot, gnu, hamster, porcupine, stag, camelopard, bobcat, ferret, panther, ocelot, dingo, chipmunk, bison, alpaca, gopher, cheetah, wombat, sable, yak, koala, rabbit, buffalo, swine, stoat, mink, shrew, skunk, cougar, fox, hippopotamus, possum, beaver, goat, bear, tiger, echidna, sloth, platypus, moose, chinchilla, jaguar, reindeer, rat, leopard, ermine, ass

giraffes, dromedaries, platypuses, sloths, possums, rhinoceroses, squirrels, zebras, beavers, raccoons, asses, cougars, pigs, marmots, donkeys, dingoes, bears, wolves, jackals, camelopards, gnus, gophers, foxes, dogs, ibexes, mules, wombats, cats, tigers, wallabies, rabbits, mongooses, hares, hedgehogs, cows, llamas, cavies, minks, kangaroos, hyenas, bobcats, stoats, yaks, sables, hippopotami, cheetahs, elephants, chinchillas, weasels, pumas, polecats, otters, goats, porcupines, stags, panthers, coyotes, chipmunks, mice, ermines, opossums, rats, pandas, alpacas, lions, hamsters, leopards, horses, ocelots, gazelles, moles, oxen, shrews, lemmings, skunks, antelopes, lynxes, ferrets, koalas, jaguars, camels, reindeers, elks, echidnas, burros, buffaloes, arctic foxes, hogs

Usage examples:

• He followed it fast as the fleetest deer. - "Two Indian Children of Long Ago", Frances Taylor.
• The young men ran lightly, like deer. - "The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone", Margaret A. McIntyre.
• The deer caught it and ran. - "The Book of Nature Myths", Florence Holbrook.