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bachelor

/ˈbæt͡ʃ.ə.lɚ/noun, verb3 syllables

Bachelor means: a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon.

Synonyms for bachelor5

noun, as in a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon

knight bachelor, bachelor-at-arms

noun, as in a man who has never been married

unmarried man

verb, as in lead a bachelor's existence

also used for bachelor

baccalaureate

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What does bachelor mean?3

noun

1

a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon

2

a man who has never been married

verb

1

lead a bachelor's existence

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Bachelor in a sentence

  • Whether you get married or stay a bachelor, you'll regret it either way.mailohilohi
  • He's the perfect embodiment of the sad bachelor.Nuel
  • Rima no longer had a bachelor left for her in the village.Amastan
  • The show's main plot is about a bachelor taking in two orphaned children.CM
  • Yanni is finally ready to give up his bachelor life.Amastan
  • All the men in our club are bachelors.CK
  • What's it like being one of the city's most eligible bachelors?CK
  • Some young bachelors don't even know how to cook.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of bachelor

as a noun

plural
bachelors