bachelor

bach-e-lor · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    An unmarried man.

  2. 2.

    A person who holds a first university degree (Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, etc.).

  3. 3.

    (Historical) A young knight serving under another's banner.

Forms

plural: bachelors

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    bachelor party — A celebration held for a man about to be married.
  • •
    bachelor pad — An apartment occupied by an unmarried man.
  • •
    bachelor's degree — An undergraduate academic degree.
  • •
    confirmed bachelor — A man who seems unlikely to ever marry.
  • •
    eligible bachelor — An unmarried man considered desirable for marriage.

Related words

Antonyms: husband, married man
See also: bachelorette, degree, single, unmarried
Synonyms: single man, unmarried man

Etymology

From Old French bacheler ("young man aspiring to knighthood"), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Medieval Latin baccalarius ("farm hand, tenant farmer") or from Celtic bachlach ("shepherd, peasant").