Bachelor
21bachelor — [13] The ultimate origins of bachelor are obscure, but by the time it first turned up, in Old French bacheler (from a hypothetical Vulgar Latin *baccalāris), it meant ‘squire’ or ‘young knight in the service of an older knight’. This was the… …
22bachelor — n. 1 an unmarried man. 2 a man or woman who has taken the degree of Bachelor of Arts or Science etc. 3 hist. a young knight serving under another s banner. Phrases and idioms: bachelor girl an independent unmarried young woman. bachelor s buttons …
23bachelor — bachelorlike, adj. bachelorly, adj. /bach euh leuhr, bach leuhr/, n. 1. an unmarried man. 2. a person who has been awarded a bachelor s degree. 3. a fur seal, esp. a young male, kept from the breeding grounds by the older males. 4. Also called… …
24bachelor — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ confirmed, lifelong ▪ He was 38, and a confirmed bachelor. ▪ eligible ▪ one of the country s most eligible bachelors BACHELOR + NOUN …
25bachelor — Synonyms and related words: Bayard, Don Quixote, Gawain, Lancelot, Ritter, Sidney, Sir Galahad, baccalaureate, baccalaureus, bach, banneret, baronet, caballero, cavalier, chevalier, companion, confirmed bachelor, degree, doctor, doctorate, knight …
26bachelor — Canadian Slang bachelor apartment ( They have a bachelor for rent ) …
27bachelor — n. a confirmed; eligible bachelor * * * [ bætʃ(ə)lə] eligible bachelor a confirmed …
28bachelor — bach|e|lor [ bætʃələr ] noun count a man who has never been married. It is more usual to say that someone who is not married is single. An eligible bachelor is one who many women want to marry because he is rich and attractive. A confirmed… …
29bachelor — noun (C) a man who has never been married: confirmed bachelor (=a man who intends never to marry) | eligible bachelor (=a rich young man who has not yet married) …
30bachelor — n 1. single, stag, Inf. bach; celibate; misogynist, misogamist. 2. playboy, swinger, Sl. swingle, ladies man, Inf. ladykiller, lover boy, Casanova. See playboy . 3.Bachelor of Arts, B.A., A.B.; Bachelor of Science, B.S., S.B …
