The difference between Bachelor party and Stag
When used as nouns, bachelor party means a party held for a man who is about to be married, whereas stag means an adult male deer.
Stag is also adverb with the meaning: of a man, attending a formal social function without a date.
Stag is also verb with the meaning: to act as a "stag", an irregular dealer in stocks.
check bellow for the other definitions of Bachelor party and Stag
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Bachelor party as a noun (US, Canada, South Africa):
A party held for a man who is about to be married.
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Stag as a noun:
An adult male deer.
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Stag as a noun:
A colt, or filly.
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Stag as a noun (by extension, obsolete):
A romping girl.
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Stag as a noun:
An improperly or late castrated bull or ram – also called a bull seg (see note under ox).
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Stag as a noun:
An outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a member of the exchange.
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Stag as a noun:
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.
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Stag as a noun:
The Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes.
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Stag as a noun (usually, _, attributive):
An unmarried male, a bachelor; a male not accompanying a female at a social event.
Examples:
"a stag dance; a stag party"
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Stag as a noun:
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.
Examples:
"The stag will be held in the hotel's ballroom."
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Stag as a noun:
A stag beetle (family ).
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Stag as a verb (intransitive, British):
To act as a "stag", an irregular dealer in stocks.
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Stag as a verb (transitive):
To watch; to dog, or keep track of.
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Stag as an adverb:
Of a man, attending a formal social function without a date.
Examples:
"My brother went stag to [[prom]] because he couldn't find a date."