bachelor
/ˈbæt͡ʃ.ə.lɚ/ noun B2- A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry but has not yet.
- A bachelor apartment.
- A male animal without a mate during breeding season.
- The first or lowest academic degree conferred by colleges and universities; a bachelor's degree.
- Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.
- A kind of bass, an edible freshwater fish (Pomoxis annularis) of the southern United States.
Plural bachelors
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He appeared to be a man of considerable wealth, and was reputed to be a bachelor.
“He was a bachelor, you say?”
Bachelor's buttons, Lady's smock,
It is exceedingly unfortunate that you should be a bachelor.’
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