A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.
1933, S. N. Behrman, Queen Christina:
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The first or lowest academic degree conferred by colleges and universities; a bachelor's degree.
: I shall die a bachelor.
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Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.
I knew from the beginning that I would have to move fast to keep Minnie to myself. Kansas City was full of rakehell bachelors, all of whom I had to outcourt.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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