bachelor
A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.
Other meanings
The first or lowest academic degree conferred by colleges and universities; a bachelor's degree.
Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.
Related words
- geo-bachelor
- geographic bachelor
- bachelor dinner
- bachelordom
- bacheloress
- bachelor flat
- bachelorhood
- bachelorism
- bachelorize
- bachelorlike
- bachelorly
- Bachelor of Arts
Word history
From Medieval Latin "baccalārius".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “bachelor” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.