ant·ler [antlerantlers] BrE [ˈæntlə(r)] NAmE [ˈæntlər] noun usually plural one of the two horns that grow on the head of male ↑deer •Poachers in search of antlers prey on red deer.
Word Origin: late Middle English (originally denoting the lowest (forward-directed) branch of the antler): from Anglo-Norman French, variant of Old French antoillier, of unknown origin.