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bachelor definition

bach·elor (bac̸h′ə lər, bac̸h′lər)

noun

  1. in the feudal system, a young knight and landholder who served under another's banner
    also bachelor-at-arms bach′e·lor-at-arms′
  2. a man who has not married
  3. a young male animal, specif. a fur seal, that has not yet mated

Etymology: ME bacheler < OFr bachelier < ML baccalaris: see baccalaureate

adjective

of or for a bachelor

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bachelor Synonyms

bachelor

n.

unmarried man, single man, celibate, misogamist, misogynist, bach*, lone wolf*. *

Antonyms married man, husband*, benedict.


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bachelor Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • confirm: Sky, a confirmed bachelor, suggests Adelaide has trapped Nathan.

Adjective modifier

  • middle-aged: In Amsterdam every Friday night, a lonely woman cooks for her men a circle of middle-aged bachelors.

Modifies a noun

  • degree: Bachelor degrees in England require three years of study.

Noun used with modifier

  • postgraduate: Other higher degrees include masters degrees and postgraduate bachelors degrees.

Possessives

  • degree: A bachelor's degree in related field is required.

Preposition: of

  • degree: He received his bachelor of fine arts degree for theater at Syracuse University.
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bachelor quotes

   A reader seldom peruses a book with pleasure until he knows whether the writer of it be a black man or a fair man, of a mild or choleric disposition, married or a bachelor.

-Addison,Joseph

Mrs. Stowe did not hit the sorest spot. She makes Legree a bachelor.

-Chesnut, Mary Boykin Miller

You mentioned yournameasif Ishould recogniseit, but I assure you that, beyond the obvious facts that you are a bachelor, a solicitor, a Freemason, and an asthmatic, I know nothing whatever about you.

-Doyle, SirArthur Conan

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