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BACHELOR
bachelor, unmarried man
(noun) a man who has never been married
bachelor, bach
(verb) lead a bachelor’s existence
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bachelor (plural bachelors)
A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.
The first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges; a bachelor's degree.
Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.
(Canada) A bachelor apartment.
(obsolete) An unmarried woman.
(obsolete) A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field.
(obsolete) Among London tradesmen, a junior member not yet admitted to wear the livery.
A kind of bass, an edible freshwater fish (Pomoxis annularis) of the southern United States.
Synonyms
• (academic degree): baccalaureate
Antonyms
• (unmarried person): wedder, bachelorette
Anagrams
• crabhole
Source: Wiktionary
Bach"e*lor, n. Etym: [OF. bacheler young man, F. bachelier (cf.Pr. bacalar, Sp.bachiller, Pg. bacharel, It. baccalare), LL. baccalarius the tenant of a kind of farm called baccalaria, a soldier not old or rich enough to lead his retainers into battle with a banner, person of an inferior academical degree aspiring to a doctorate. In the latter sense, it was afterward changed to baccalaureus. See Baccalaureate, n.]
1. A man of any age who has not been married. As merry and mellow an old bachelor as ever followed a hound. W. Irving.
2. An unmarried woman. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
3. A person who has taken the first or lowest degree in the liberal arts, or in some branch of science, at a college or university; as, a bachelor of arts.
4. A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field; often, a young knight.
5. In the companies of London tradesmen, one not yet admitted to wear the livery; a junior member. [Obs.]
6. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A kind of bass, an edible fresh-water fish (Pomoxys annularis) of the southern United States.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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