Definitions for bachelor

bachelor bach·e·lor

Spelling: [bach-uh-ler, bach-ler]
IPA: /ˈbætʃ ə lər, ˈbætʃ lər/

Bachelor is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 376 anagrams from letters in bachelor (abcehlor).

Definitions for bachelor

noun

  1. an unmarried man.
  2. a person who has been awarded a bachelor's degree.
  3. a fur seal, especially a young male, kept from the breeding grounds by the older males.
  4. Also called bachelor-at-arms. a young knight who followed the banner of another.
  5. Also called household knight. a landless knight.
  6. bachelor's degree.

Origin of bachelor

1250-1300; Middle English bacheler Old French Vulgar Latin *baccalār(is) farm hand; akin to Late Latin baccalāria piece of land, orig. plural of *baccalārium dairy farm, equivalent to *baccāl

Examples for bachelor

This gives the show about the same real-life success rate as The bachelor.

When asked what reality shows he watches, he named The bachelor and The bachelorette.

Clooney, by contrast, is a 50-something (former) bachelor with a history of commitment issues.

Saunders was a bachelor of fifty and a misogynist by repute.

But by choosing this fauxhawked farmer, ‘The bachelor’ promises to be as exciting as watching soybeans grow.

It was a bachelor party in Arizona, where a group of friends were venting their frustrations while using Tinder.

Decatur Brown laughed—a light, irresponsible, bachelor laugh.

Doggone it, a bachelor never has any such a man-trap around in a fellow's road.

She had merely to cross the road; he had half a mile to walk to his bachelor abode.

His name was James, and he had a twin-brother John, also a bachelor.

Word Value for bachelor
Scrable

15

Words with friends

17

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