Bachelor
/ˈbæt͡ʃ.ə.lə(ɹ)/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.
"As merry and mellow an old bachelor as ever followed a hound."
- 2 a man who has never been married wordnet
- 3 The first or lowest academic degree conferred by colleges and universities; a bachelor's degree.
- 4 a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon wordnet
- 5 Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.
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- 6 A bachelor apartment. Canada
- 7 An unmarried woman. obsolete
"A bachelor still, by keeping of your portion : And keep you not alone without a husband"
- 8 A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field. obsolete
- 9 Among London tradesmen, a junior member not yet admitted to wear the livery. obsolete
- 10 A kind of bass, an edible freshwater fish (Pomoxis annularis) of the southern United States.
Verb
- 1 lead a bachelor's existence wordnet
Example
More examples"Many times, a hen-pecked husband doesn't know his problems until he talks to a happy bachelor."
Etymology
From Middle English bacheler, from Anglo-Norman and Old French bacheler (modern French bachelier), from Medieval Latin baccalārius, baccalāris (compare Tuscan baccalare (“squire”)).