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bachelor

12 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) bachelor (noun)
  2. 2) bachelor (adjective)
  3. bachelor dinner (noun)
  4. Bachelor of Arts
  5. Bachelor of Science
  6. bachelor's-breeches (noun plural but singular or plural in constructrion)
  7. bachelor's button (noun)
  8. bachelor's chest (noun)
  9. bachelor's hall (noun)
  10. knight bachelor (noun)
  11. white bachelor's-button (noun)
  12. yellow bachelor's-button (noun)

1bach·e·lor

noun \ˈbach-lər, ˈba-chə-\

Definition of BACHELOR

1
: a young knight who follows the banner of another
2
: a person who has received what is usually the lowest degree conferred by a 4-year college, university, or professional school <bachelor of arts>; also : the degree itself <received a bachelor of laws>
3
a : an unmarried man b : a male animal (as a fur seal) without a mate during breeding time
— bach·e·lor·dom \-dəm\ noun
— bach·e·lor·hood \-ˌhu̇d\ noun
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Origin of BACHELOR

Middle English bacheler, from Anglo-French
First Known Use: 14th century

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