bachelor

noun

Definition of bachelornext
as in spinster

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Recent Examples of bachelor Earlier this month, the private college focused on the business of fashion announced a new bachelor’s degree program in partnership with its French sister school ESMOD. — Ari Stark, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026 Davis graduated in 1997 from Davis High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Sacramento State in 2002, according to the news release. — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Other programs will need to be consolidated or closed, particularly when employers hire applicants without a college credential or prefer candidates with a bachelor’s degree. — Kathleen Plinske, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 After receiving his bachelor’s degree in 1979, Gray returned to music photography — shooting a slew of album covers and, in the early 1980s, serving as Michael Jackson’s personal photographer at a time when the singer was breaking out as a solo act. — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bachelor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bachelor
  1. spinster
  2. maiden
  3. bachelorette
  4. maid
Noun
  • An unassuming spinster settled in the English countryside, the majority of Miss Marple's mysteries have taken place right in her own backyard.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The medieval-period romance showcases British star Olivia Colman as a spinster fishmonger who commissions a wicker husband (Alexander Skarsgard).
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of spinster
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  • So, about a year into his professional career, Brennan had already earned a PGA Tour membership, and less than a year on from that maiden victory, he's earned two more wins.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • There was a procession to the church of white clad handmaidens (tärnor), star boys (stjärngossar) and gingerbread men (pepparkaksgubbar) with candle wreaths on the maidens’ heads – now battery powered rather than actual flames.
    — Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
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  • But most importantly, the organizer of the bachelorette trip needs to set the tone so that everyone’s on the same page.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
  • In the series, a bachelorette weekend turns deadly when the bride (Jenner) winds up murdered in the pool, and her closest girlfriends all become suspects.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of bachelorette
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  • The maid-servant has just dipped a flannel into the white basin of water at her feet and is now holding the flannel up to wash Mary’s face.
    — Artforum, Artforum, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The piece was presented by Queen Anne to her maid-of-honour, Lady Elizabeth Russell, who married Peter Bowlby circa 1750.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2026
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