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- [bach-uh-ler, bach-ler]
- /ˈbætʃ ə lər, ˈbætʃ lər/
- /ˈbætʃ.əl.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bach-uh-ler, bach-ler]
- /ˈbætʃ ə lər, ˈbætʃ lər/
Definitions of bachelor word
- countable noun bachelor A bachelor is a man who has never married. 3
- noun bachelor an unmarried man 3
- noun bachelor (as modifier) 3
- noun bachelor a person who holds the degree of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Science, etc 3
- noun bachelor the degree itself 3
- noun bachelor (in the Middle Ages) a young knight serving a great noble 3
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Origin of bachelor
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English bacheler < Old French < Vulgar Latin *baccalār(is) farm hand; akin to Late Latin baccalāria piece of land, orig. plural of *baccalārium dairy farm, equivalent to *baccālis of cows (bacca, variant of Latin vacca cow + -ālis -al1) + -ārium place
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Parts of speech for Bachelor
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bachelor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bachelor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bachelor
noun bachelor
- single — only one in number; one only; unique; sole: a single example.
- celibate — Someone who is celibate does not marry or have sex, because of their religious beliefs.
- available — If something you want or need is available, you can find it or obtain it.
- unattached — not attached.
- stag — an adult male deer.
adjective bachelor
- unwed — to marry (another person) in a formal ceremony.
- widowed — a woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not remarried.
- spouse — either member of a married pair in relation to the other; one's husband or wife.
- wedded — united in matrimony; married: the wedded couple; a wedded woman.
- wife — a married woman, especially when considered in relation to her partner in marriage.
Antonyms for bachelor
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