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bach·e·lor  (bch-lr, bchlr)
n.
1. An unmarried man.
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, especially a young male fur seal kept from the breeding territory by older males.
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 baccalrius, tenant farmer, perhaps of Celtic origin.]

bache·lor·dom, bache·lor·hood, bache·lor·ship n.

bachelor
Noun
1. an unmarried man
2. a person who holds a first degree from a university or college [Old French bacheler youth, squire]
bachelorhood n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bachelorbachelor - 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
Verb1.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"
Translations
Spanish bachelor [ˈbætʃələʳ] nsoltero;
Bachelor of Arts/Science (BA/BSc) → licenciado/a en Filosofía y Letras/Ciencias

French bachelor [ˈbætʃələʳ] ncélibataire m;
Bachelor of Arts/Science (BA/BSc) → licencié(e) ès or en lettres/sciences;
Bachelor of Arts/Science degree (BA/BSc) nlicence f ès or en lettres/sciences
Bachelor's degreeUn Bachelor's degree est un diplôme accordé après trois ou quatre années d'université. Les Bachelor's degrees les plus courants sont le "BA" (Bachelor of Arts), le "BSc" (Bachelor of Science), le "BEd" (Bachelor of Education) et le "LLB" (Bachelor of Laws).

German bachelor [ˈbætʃələʳ] nJunggeselle m;
Bachelor of Arts/Science (degree) → Magister m der philosophischen Fakultät/der Naturwissenschaften

Italian bachelor [ˈbætʃələʳ] nscapolo;
Bachelor of Arts/Science (BA/BSc) → laureato/a in lettere/scienze;
Bachelor of Arts/Science degree (BA/BSc) nlaurea in lettere/scienze
bachelorIl Bachelor's Degree è il riconoscimento che viene conferito a chi ha completato un corso di laurea di tre o quattro anni all'università. I Bachelor's degree più importanti sono il "BA" (Bachelor of Arts), il "BSc" (Bachelor of Science), il "BEd" (Bachelor of Education), e il "LLB" (Bachelor of Laws); vedi anche Master's degree, doctorate.

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As was afterwards learned, the bachelor had met with the most surprising success; all the more wonderful, for that while cruising in the same seas numerous other vessels had gone entire months without securing a single fish.
"I am a Bachelor in Theologia," answered the gentleman with a stiff reverence.
He is a very nice old bachelor, but is an old bachelor just the same and isn't more than about a year this side of retirement by age limit; and so what does he know about taking care of a little maid nine years old?
 
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