bachelor

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.

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[Middle English bacheler, squire, youth, bachelor, from Old French, from Medieval Latin baccalrius, tenant farmer, perhaps of Celtic origin.]

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

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bachelor [ˈbætʃələ ˈbætʃlə]

n

1.

a.  an unmarried man

b.  (as modifier) a bachelor flat

2. (Social Science / 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

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals)

bachelor seal a young male seal, esp a fur seal, that has not yet mated

[from Old French bacheler youth, squire, from Vulgar Latin baccalāris (unattested) farm worker, of Celtic origin; compare Irish Gaelic bachlach peasant]

bachelorhood  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bachelor - a man who has never been married     unmarried man 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 bachelor-at-arms, knight bachelor 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 bach 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]

Translations

bachelor [ˈbætʃələʳ]

A. N

1. (= unmarried man) → soltero m
confirmed bachelor → solterón m

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

B. CPD bachelor flat N → piso m or (LAm) departamento m de soltero
bachelor girl N (US) → soltera f
bachelor party N → fiesta f para solteros

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bachelor [ˈbætʃələ^r]

n → célibataire m
He's a bachelor → Il est célibataire.
bachelor flat n → garçonnière f
Bachelor of Arts n

(= degree) → licence f ès lettres, licence f en lettres Bachelor of Arts degree

(British) (= graduate) → licencié(e) m/f ès lettres, licencié(e) m/f en lettres
Bachelor of Arts degree n → licence f ès lettres, licence f en lettres
Bachelor of Science n

(= degree) → licence f ès sciences → licence f en sciences Bachelor of Science degree

(= graduate) → licencié(e) m/f ès sciences, licencié(e) m/f en sciences
Bachelor of Science degree n → licence f ès sciences, licence f en sciences
bachelor pad n → garçonnière f
bachelor party n (US) → enterrement m de vie de garçon
bachelor's degree n → licence f

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bachelor

n

→ Junggeselle m; still a bachelor → immer noch Junggeselle

(Univ) Bachelor of Arts/Science → ˜ Magister m → (der philosophischen/naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät)

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bachelor:

bachelor flat

n → Junggesellenwohnung f

bachelor girl

n → Junggesellin f

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bachelor [ˈbætʃ/ələʳ] n → scapolo

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bachelor [ˈbætʃ/ələʳ] n → scapolo

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bachelor

n bachelor [ˈbӕtʃələ]

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). enkelloper, alleenloper أعْزَب ерген starý mládenec, staromládenecký ungkarl; ungkarle- der Junggeselle εργένης, εργένικος soltero, casadero poissmees مرد مجرد poikamies célibataire; garçon nière רַוָק @@@רַווָק$$$ कुवारा पुरुष/स्नातक neženja nőtlen ember; agglegény bujangan piparsveinn, einhleypingur scapolo 独身男性 미혼 남자 viengungis; viengungiškas vecpuisis; vecpuiša- bujang vrijgezel ungkar, ungkars- kawaler, kawalerka solteiro celi­­batar; burlac холостяк; холостяцкий starý mládenec; staromládenecký samec; samski neženja ungkarl ชายโสด bekâr (erkek) 單身漢 парубок; парубоцький کنوارہ ، مجرد ، غیر شادی شدہ người đàn ông độc thân 未婚男子

Bachelor of Arts, BA.

Bachelor of Education, BEd.

Bachelor of Engineering, BE.

Bachelor of Fine Arts, BFA.

Bachelor of Science, BSc.

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bachelor → أعزب svobodný muž ungkarl Junggeselle εργένης soltero poikamies célibataire neženja scapolo 独身の男性 미혼남 vrijgezel ungkar kawaler solteiro холостяк ungkarl ชายโสด bekar người đàn ông độc thân 单身汉