Definitions for bachelorˈbætʃ ə lər, ˈbætʃ lər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
bach•e•lorˈbætʃ ə lər, ˈbætʃ lər(n.)
an unmarried man.
a person who has been awarded a bachelor's degree.
a young male fur seal kept from the breeding grounds by the older males.
Category: Zoology
Origin of bachelor:
1250–1300; ME bacheler < OF < VL *baccalār(is) farmhand; cf. LL baccalāria piece of land, orig. pl. of *baccalārium dairy farm
bach′e•lor•ly(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
bachelor, unmarried man(noun)
a man who has never been married
knight bachelor, bachelor-at-arms, bachelor(verb)
a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon
bachelor, bach(verb)
lead a bachelor's existence
Wiktionary
bachelor(Noun)
A man who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.
bachelor(Noun)
The first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges; a bachelor's degree.
bachelor(Noun)
Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.
bachelor(Noun)
An apartment consisting mainly of one large room which is the living, dining, and bedroom combined. A bachelor apartment.
Origin: bacheler, from bacheler (modern French bachelier), from baccalaris (compare Tuscan bacalaro ‘squire’), of unknown origin.
Webster Dictionary
Bachelor(noun)
a man of any age who has not been married
Bachelor(noun)
an unmarried woman
Bachelor(noun)
a person who has taken the first or lowest degree in the liberal arts, or in some branch of science, at a college or university; as, a bachelor of arts
Bachelor(noun)
a knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field; often, a young knight
Bachelor(noun)
in the companies of London tradesmen, one not yet admitted to wear the livery; a junior member
Bachelor(noun)
a kind of bass, an edible fresh-water fish (Pomoxys annularis) of the southern United States
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Bachelor
a name given to one who has achieved the first grade in any discipline.
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
BACHELOR
From Latin _baculus_, a stick, unattached. Hence, an unattached man, which any lady may stick, stick to, or get stuck on.
Translations for bachelor
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
bachelor(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).
- enkelloper, alleenloperAfrikaans
- أعْزَبArabic
- ергенBulgarian
- solteiroPortuguese (BR)
- starý mládenec, staromládeneckýCzech
- der JunggeselleGerman
- ungkarl; ungkarle-Danish
- εργένης, εργένικοςGreek
- soltero, casaderoSpanish
- poissmeesEstonian
- مرد مجردFarsi
- poikamiesFinnish
- célibataire; garçon nièreFrench
- רַוָק ,רַווָקHebrew
- कुवारा पुरुष/स्नातकHindi
- neženjaCroatian
- nőtlen ember; agglegényHungarian
- bujanganIndonesian
- piparsveinn, einhleypingurIcelandic
- scapoloItalian
- 独身男性Japanese
- 미혼 남자Korean
- viengungis; viengungiškasLithuanian
- vecpuisis; vecpuiša-Latvian
- bujangMalay
- vrijgezelDutch
- ungkar, ungkars-Norwegian
- kawaler, kawalerkaPolish
- مرد مجردPersian
- څړه، مجرد، زنكى، دلومړۍ (ټيټې) علمى درجې خاوندPashto
- solteiroPortuguese
- celibatar; burlacRomanian
- холостяк; холостяцкийRussian
- starý mládenec; staromládeneckýSlovak
- samec; samskiSlovenian
- neženjaSerbian
- ungkarlSwedish
- ชายโสดThai
- bekâr (erkek)Turkish
- 單身漢Chinese (Trad.)
- парубок; парубоцькийUkrainian
- کنوارہ ، مجرد ، غیر شادی شدہUrdu
- người đàn ông độc thânVietnamese
- 单身汉，未婚男子Chinese (Simp.)
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