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Synonyms for bachelor

Grammar : Noun
Spell : bach-uh-ler, bach-ler
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbætʃ ə lər, ˈbætʃ lər

Définition of bachelor

Origin :
  • 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.
  • noun unmarried man or woman
Example sentences :
  • His name was James, and he had a twin-brother John, also a bachelor.
  • Extract from : « To be Read at Dusk » by Charles Dickens
  • Doggone it, a bachelor never has any such a man-trap around in a fellow's road.
  • Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
  • Saunders was a bachelor of fifty and a misogynist by repute.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • She had merely to cross the road; he had half a mile to walk to his bachelor abode.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • Decatur Brown laughed—a light, irresponsible, bachelor laugh.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • He had been living alone as a bachelor before he married her.
  • Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen
  • Miss Clara dipped into clear water, and would marry a bachelor.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, October 26, 1880 » by Various
  • In case of a husband's absence, his place may be offered to a bachelor or a widower.
  • Extract from : « The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ » by Nicolas Notovitch
  • When I first made a casual acquaintance with him he was a bachelor.
  • Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
  • "If a bachelor may be said to have a home, Mrs. Barnes," he added, graciously.
  • Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Antonyms for bachelor

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