bach·e·lor
(băch′ə-lər, băch′lər)n.
1.
a. A man who is not married.
b. A man who has never been married.
c. A man who is not married and is not involved in a serious romantic relationship.
2. A person who has completed the undergraduate curriculum of a college or university and holds a bachelor's degree.
3. A male animal that does not mate during the breeding season.
4. A young knight in the service of another knight in feudal times.
[Middle English bacheler, squire, youth, bachelor, from Old French, from Medieval Latin baccalārius, tenant farmer, perhaps of Celtic origin.]
bach′e·lor·dom, bach′e·lor·hood′, bach′e·lor·ship′ n.
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bachelor
(ˈbætʃələ; ˈbætʃlə)n
1.
a. an unmarried man
b. (as modifier): a bachelor flat.
2. (Education)
a. a person who holds the degree of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Science, etc
b. the degree itself
3. (Historical Terms) Also called: bachelor-at-arms (in the Middle Ages) a young knight serving a great noble
[C13: from Old French bacheler youth, squire, from Vulgar Latin baccalāris (unattested) farm worker, of Celtic origin; compare Irish Gaelic bachlach peasant]
ˈbachelorhood n
Usage: Gender-neutral form: single person
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bach•e•lor
(ˈbætʃ ə lər, ˈbætʃ lər)n.
1. an unmarried man.
2. a person who has been awarded a bachelor's degree.
3. a young male fur seal kept from the breeding grounds by the older males.
[1250–1300; Middle English bacheler < Old French < Vulgar Latin *baccalār(is) farmhand; compare Late Latin baccalāria piece of land, orig. pl. of *baccalārium dairy farm]
bach′e•lor•hood`, bach′e•lor•dom, n.
bach′e•lor•ly, adj.
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bachelor
A person who has been awarded a degree by a college or university after completing an undergraduate course of study.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  bachelor - a man who has never been married adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" |
| 2. | bachelor - a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon knight - originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit | |
| Verb | 1. |  bachelor - lead a bachelor's existence live - lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war" |
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bachelor
noun
Quotations
"A bachelor never quite gets over the idea that he is a thing of beauty and a boy forever" [Helen Rowland A Guide to Men]
"The confirmed bachelor is ... quite as often the victim of a too profound appreciation of the infinite charmingness of woman, as made solitary for life by the legitimate empire of a cold and tasteless temperament" [Herman Melville Pierre]
"A bachelor never quite gets over the idea that he is a thing of beauty and a boy forever" [Helen Rowland A Guide to Men]
"The confirmed bachelor is ... quite as often the victim of a too profound appreciation of the infinite charmingness of woman, as made solitary for life by the legitimate empire of a cold and tasteless temperament" [Herman Melville Pierre]
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Translations
أَعْزَبأعْزَب
starý mládenecstaromládenecký
ungkarl
fraŭlo
poikamiesvanhapoika
neženja
agglegénybaccalaureus
piparsveinn, einhleypingur
独身の男性
미혼남
viengungisviengungiškas
vecpuiša-vecpuisis
staromládeneckýstarý mládenec
samecsamski
ungkarl
ชายโสด
парубокхолостяк
người đàn ông độc thân
bachelor
[ˈbætʃələʳ]A. N
2. (Univ) Bachelor of Arts/Science (= degree) → licenciatura f en Filosofía y Letras/Ciencias; (= person) → licenciado/a m/f en Filosofía y Letras/Ciencias
bachelor's degree → licenciatura f DEGREE
bachelor's degree → licenciatura f DEGREE
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
bachelor
[ˈbætʃələr] n → célibataire m
He's a bachelor → Il est célibataire.bachelor flat n → garçonnière fBachelor of Arts n
He's a bachelor → Il est célibataire.bachelor flat n → garçonnière fBachelor of Arts n
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
bachelor
n
(Univ) Bachelor of Arts/Science → ˜ Magister m → (der philosophischen/naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät)
bachelor
:bachelor flat
n → Junggesellenwohnung f
bachelor girl
n → Junggesellin f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
bachelor
(ˈbӕtʃələ) noun an unmarried man. He's a confirmed bachelor (= he has no intention of ever marrying); (also adjective) a bachelor flat (= a flat suitable for one person).
Bachelor of ArtsBA.Bachelor of EducationBEd.Bachelor of EngineeringBE.Bachelor of Fine ArtsBFA.Bachelor of ScienceBSc.Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
bachelor
→ أَعْزَب starý mládenec ungkarl Junggeselle εργένης soltero poikamies célibataire neženja scapolo 独身の男性 미혼남 vrijgezel ungkar kawaler solteirão, solteiro холостяк ungkarl ชายโสด bekar người đàn ông độc thân 单身汉Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
bachelor
n. soltero-a, célibe; [degree] bachiller.
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