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Definition of bachelor noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bachelor

noun
 
/ˈbætʃələ(r)/
 
/ˈbætʃələr/
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  1. a man who has never been married
    • an eligible bachelor (= one that many people want to marry, especially because he is rich)
    • a confirmed bachelor (= a man who does not intend to marry)
    • He was 38, and a confirmed bachelor.
    • one of the country’s most eligible bachelors
    compare spinsterTopics Life stagesc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • confirmed
    • lifelong
    • eligible
    • …
    bachelor + noun
    • days
    • life
    • apartment
    • …
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  2. (usually Bachelor)
     a person who has a Bachelor’s degree (= a first university degree)
    • a Bachelor of Arts/Engineering/Science
    see also BA, BEd, BScTopics Educationc2
  3. (Canadian English)
    (North American English also bachelor apartment)
    a small apartment suitable for a person living alone
    4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French bacheler; of uncertain origin.
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