Bachelor

['bætʃələ] or ['bætʃəlɚ]

Definition

(noun.) a man who has never been married.

(verb.) lead a bachelor's existence.

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Definition

(n.) A man of any age who has not been married.

(n.) An unmarried woman.

(n.) A person who has taken the first or lowest degree in the liberal arts, or in some branch of science, at a college or university; as, a bachelor of arts.

(n.) A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field; often, a young knight.

(n.) In the companies of London tradesmen, one not yet admitted to wear the livery; a junior member.

(n.) A kind of bass, an edible fresh-water fish (Pomoxys annularis) of the southern United States.

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Definition

n. a young knight who followed the banner of another as being too young to display his own: an unmarried man: one who has taken his first degree at a university.—ns. Bach′elorhood Bach′elorship; Bach′elorism habit of a bachelor; Bach′elor's-but′ton the popular name of the double-flowered yellow or white varieties of buttercup.—Knight bachelor title of one who has been knighted but not attached to any special order.

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Unserious Contents or Definition

For a man to dream that he is a bachelor, is a warning for him to keep clear of women. For a woman to dream of a bachelor, denotes love not born of purity. Justice goes awry. Politicians lose honor.

Typist: Psyche

Unserious Contents or Definition

From Latin baculus, a stick, unattached. Hence, an unattached man, which any lady may stick, stick to, or get stuck on.

Editor: Margie

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