bachelor

noununmarried man or woman

Synonyms for bachelor

noun unmarried man or woman

Antonyms for bachelor

Word Origin & History

c.1300, "young man;" also "youthful knight, novice in arms," from Old French bacheler (11c.) "knight bachelor," a young squire in training for knighthood, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Medieval Latin baccalarius "vassal farmer," one who helps or tends a baccalaria "section of land." Or from Latin baculum "a stick," because the squire would practice with a staff, not a sword. Meaning evolved from "knight in training" to "young unmarried man" (early 14c.). Bachelor party as a pre-wedding ritual is from 1882.

Example Sentences for bachelor

His name was James, and he had a twin-brother John, also a bachelor.

Doggone it, a bachelor never has any such a man-trap around in a fellow's road.

Saunders was a bachelor of fifty and a misogynist by repute.

She had merely to cross the road; he had half a mile to walk to his bachelor abode.

Decatur Brown laughed—a light, irresponsible, bachelor laugh.

He had been living alone as a bachelor before he married her.

Miss Clara dipped into clear water, and would marry a bachelor.

In case of a husband's absence, his place may be offered to a bachelor or a widower.

When I first made a casual acquaintance with him he was a bachelor.

"If a bachelor may be said to have a home, Mrs. Barnes," he added, graciously.

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Synonyms for bachelor

Antonyms for bachelor

single

spouseless

unmarried

unwed

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Synonyms for bachelor

Antonyms for bachelor

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