bachelor

Definitions


[ˈbatʃ(ə)lə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a man who is not and has never been married
(e.g: one of the country's most eligible bachelors)

- a person who holds a first degree from a university or other academic institution (only in titles or set expressions)
(e.g: a Bachelor of Arts)

- a bachelor apartment
(e.g: it's just one room, a bachelor)

- a young knight serving under another's banner


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French bacheler; of uncertain origin




definition by Oxford Dictionaries