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bachelor
[ bach-ler, bach-uh-ler ]
noun
- an unmarried man.
- a person who has been awarded a bachelor's degree.
- a fur seal, especially a young male, kept from the breeding grounds by the older males.
- Also called bach·e·lor-at-arms [bach, -ler-, uh, t-, ahrmz] . a young knight who followed the banner of another.
- Also called house·hold knight [hous, -hohld , nahyt]. a landless knight.
bachelor
/ ˈbætʃlə; ˈbætʃələ /
noun
- an unmarried man
- ( as modifier )
a bachelor flat
- a person who holds the degree of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Science, etc
- the degree itself
- Also calledbachelor-at-arms (in the Middle Ages) a young knight serving a great noble
- bachelor seala young male seal, esp a fur seal, that has not yet mated
Usage
Derived Forms
- ˈbachelorhood, noun
Other Words From
- bach·e·lor·like adjective
- bach·e·lor·ly adjective
- non·bach·e·lor noun
- pre·bach·e·lor adjective noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of bachelor1
Word History and Origins
Origin of bachelor1
Example Sentences
See, his bosses keep borrowing his bachelor pad for their affairs, and he lets them, hoping to get promoted up a few floors.
Previously, he taught physics and English in Mozambique and Japan, and he has a bachelor’s in physics from Brown University.
He has bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Johns Hopkins University and a master’s degree in homeland security from the Naval Postgraduate School.
Lazear received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics from the University of California at Los Angeles, both in 1971, and a PhD in economics from Harvard University in 1974.
Ginsburg would go on to not only graduate high school, but also get her bachelor’s at Cornell and attend law school at Harvard and Columbia.
This gives the show about the same real-life success rate as The Bachelor.
It was a bachelor party in Arizona, where a group of friends were venting their frustrations while using Tinder.
Clooney, by contrast, is a 50-something (former) bachelor with a history of commitment issues.
But by choosing this fauxhawked farmer, ‘The Bachelor’ promises to be as exciting as watching soybeans grow.
If ESPN is a sleek bachelor pad, ESPNW is the cottage next door filled with Activia and ultra-soft toilet paper.
As a good-looking young bachelor, though a detrimental, he had been very popular.
She thought the idol would consume them, for bachelor cooking was never intended for bachelor invalids.
The various lodgings of my bachelor days was never quite of the conventional sort.
They very much enjoyed their tête-à-tête dinner; as they had enjoyed many a one in Hartledon's bachelor days.
Children soon appeared on the scene; my bachelor days were over.
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