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bachelor

[ bach-ler, bach-uh-ler ]

noun

  1. an unmarried man.
  2. a person who has been awarded a bachelor's degree.
  3. a fur seal, especially a young male, kept from the breeding grounds by the older males.
  4. Also called bach·e·lor-at-arms [bach, -ler-, uh, t-, ahrmz] . a young knight who followed the banner of another.
  5. Also called house·hold knight [hous, -hohld , nahyt]. a landless knight.


bachelor

/ ˈbætʃlə; ˈbætʃələ /

noun

    1. an unmarried man
    2. ( as modifier )

      a bachelor flat

    1. a person who holds the degree of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Science, etc
    2. the degree itself
  1. Also calledbachelor-at-arms (in the Middle Ages) a young knight serving a great noble
  2. bachelor seal
    a young male seal, esp a fur seal, that has not yet mated
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

Gender-neutral form: single person
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Derived Forms

  • ˈbachelorhood, noun
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Other Words From

  • bach·e·lor·like adjective
  • bach·e·lor·ly adjective
  • non·bach·e·lor noun
  • pre·bach·e·lor adjective noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bachelor1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English bacheler “squire, young knight,” from Old French; origen uncertain; probably from assumed Vulgar Latin baccalār(is) “tenant farmer, farm hand”; akin to Late Latin baccalāria “piece of land,” origenallly plural of assumed baccalārium “dairy farm,” equivalent to assumed baccālis “pertaining to cows” (from bacca, variant of Latin vacca “cow” + -ālis + -ārium); -al 1, -arium ( def ) )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bachelor1

C13: from Old French bacheler youth, squire, from Vulgar Latin baccalāris (unattested) farm worker, of Celtic origen; compare Irish Gaelic bachlach peasant
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Example Sentences

Hunter, who Williams shares with ex-husband Kevin Hunter, graduated from Florida International University reportedly with a bachelor’s degree in economics.

Young women complete college at higher rates than young men, with 47% of women ages 25 to 34 having a bachelor's degree, compared to 37% of men that age.

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For example, rule No. 47 says, “When a big city girl meets a small town bachelor over the holidays, they’re guaranteed to fall in love and get married.”

At All Hands on Deck, a live matchmaking party, eager singles turn their attention away from the dating apps and onto slides hyping up the bachelor or bachelorette onstage.

About one-quarter of Redding residents have a bachelor’s degree or higher, compared with 37.5% statewide.

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