Bachelor Definition

băchə-lər, băchlər
bachelors
noun
bachelors
A man who has never been married.
American Heritage
In the feudal system, a young knight and landholder who served under another's banner.
Webster's New World
A person who has completed the undergraduate curriculum of a college or university and holds a bachelor's degree.
American Heritage
A man who has not married.
Webster's New World
A male animal that does not mate during the breeding season.
American Heritage
Antonyms:
adjective
Of or for a bachelor.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Bachelor

Noun

Singular:
bachelor
Plural:
bachelors

Origin of Bachelor

  • Middle English bacheler squire, youth, bachelor from Old French from Medieval Latin baccalārius tenant farmer perhaps of Celtic origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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