reindeer
noun /ˈreɪndɪə(r)/
/ˈreɪndɪr/
(plural reindeer, reindeers)
- a large deer with long antlers (= hard parts on the head that are like branches), that lives in cold northern regions
- herds of reindeer
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old Norse hreindýri, from hreinn ‘reindeer’ + dýr ‘deer’.