Saying they could not support both a wife and an airplane, the two brothers therefore spent their lives as bachelors.
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Bachelors
Synonyms for "bachelors" (6 found)
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6 entriesarts degree holderconfirmed bachelorold bachelorscience degree holderundergraduate degree holderyoung bachelor
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6 entriesbachelor padbachelor partybachelor's degreebachelor's degreesconfirmed bachelorsold bachelors
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Because they "could not both support wife and airplane" the two brothers spent their lives as bachelors.
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Just as there are few fat "old maids," there are few fat bachelors.
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Both brothers said that they couldn't support both a wife and an airplane, so they spent their lives as bachelors.
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