bachelor
noun /ˈbætʃələ(r)/
/ˈbætʃələr/
- a man who has never been married
- an eligible bachelor (= one that many people want to marry, especially because he is rich)
- a confirmed bachelor (= a man who does not intend to marry; often used in newspapers to refer to a gay man)
- He was 38, and a confirmed bachelor.
- one of the country’s most eligible bachelors
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- confirmed
- lifelong
- eligible
- …
- days
- life
- apartment
- …
- (usually Bachelor)a person who has a Bachelor’s degree (= a first university degree)
- a Bachelor of Arts/Engineering/Science
- (Canadian English) (North American English also bachelor apartment)a small apartment suitable for a person living alone
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French bacheler; of uncertain origin.