bachelor
noun
Simple meaning
A man who has never been married.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
bachuhlerSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbætʃəlɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A man who has never been married
A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.
The first or lowest academic degree conferred by colleges and universities; a bachelor's degree.
Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.
A kind of bass, an edible freshwater fish (Pomoxis annularis) of the southern United States.
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A bachelor apartment.
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This meaning: A man who has never been married
Used this way, bachelor is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- bach , more casual, better suited to speech than writing
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More ways to use bachelor
- “He celebrated his bachelor party before getting married next month.”
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Sense: man who has never been married
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