noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈbæt͡ʃ.ə.lə(ɹ)/
Canada, General-American:/ˈbæt͡ʃ.ə.lɚ/
Canada, General-American:/ˈbæt͡ʃ.lɚ/
California:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Australian:/ˈbæt͡ʃ.ə.lə(ɹ)/
New-Zealand:/ˈbɛt͡ʃ.ə.lə(ɹ)/
CMU ARPABET:B AE1 CH AH0 L ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:B AE1 CH L ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: wedder
2
noun
Meaning 2
The first or lowest academic degree conferred by colleges and universities; a bachelor's degree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: baccalaureate
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A bachelor apartment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
An unmarried woman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
Among London tradesmen, a junior member not yet admitted to wear the livery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
A kind of bass, an edible freshwater fish (Pomoxis annularis) of the southern United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
a man who has never been married
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unmarried man
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: man, adult male
10
noun
Meaning 10
a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: knight bachelor, bachelor-at-arms
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: knight
11
verb
Meaning 11
lead a bachelor's existence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bach
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: live
History
Etymology
From Middle English bacheler, from Anglo-Norman and Old French bacheler (modern French bachelier), from Medieval Latin baccalārius, baccalāris (compare Tuscan baccalare (“squire”)).
Across languages
Translations
199 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
jonkman
— unmarried man
Afrikaans:
vrygesel
— unmarried man
Afrikaans:
jonggesel
— unmarried man
Afrikaans:
oujongkêrel
— unmarried man
Afrikaans:
jongkêrel
— unmarried man
Albanian:
beqar
— unmarried man
Southern Altai:
бойдоҥ
(boydoŋ)
— unmarried man
Arabic:
أَعْزَب
(ʔaʕzab)
— unmarried man
Arabic:
عَازِب
(ʕāzib)
— unmarried man
Armenian:
ամուրի
(amuri)
— unmarried man
Armenian:
ազաբ
(azab)
— unmarried man
Azerbaijani:
subay
— unmarried man
Bashkir:
буйҙаҡ
(buyźaq)
— unmarried man
Belarusian:
халасця́к
(xalascják)
— unmarried man
Belarusian:
халасьця́к
(xalasʹcják)
— unmarried man
Belarusian:
кавале́р
(kavaljér)
— unmarried man
Belarusian:
халасты́
(xalastý)
— unmarried man
Bulgarian:
ерге́н
(ergén)
— unmarried man
Bulgarian:
бекя́р
(bekjár)
— unmarried man
Burmese:
လူပျို
(lu-pyui)
— unmarried man
Catalan:
solter
— unmarried man
Catalan:
fadrí
— unmarried man
Catalan:
fadrinot
— unmarried man
Central Bikol:
soltero
— unmarried man
Chichewa:
mlumbwana
— unmarried man
Chinese Cantonese:
寡佬
(gwaa2 lou2)
— unmarried man
Chinese Cantonese:
單身寡佬 /单身寡佬
(daan1 san1 gwaa2 lou2)
— unmarried man
Chinese Mandarin:
單身漢 /单身汉
(dānshēnhàn)
— unmarried man
Czech:
starý mládenec
— unmarried man
Danish:
ungkarl
— unmarried man
Dutch:
vrijgezel
— unmarried man
Esperanto:
fraŭlo
— unmarried man
Estonian:
poissmees
— unmarried man
Finnish:
poikamies
— unmarried man
Finnish:
vanhapoika
— unmarried man
French:
célibataire
— unmarried man
Galician:
mozo solteiro
— unmarried man
Galician:
solteiro
— unmarried man
Georgian:
უცოლო
(ucolo)
— unmarried man
German:
Junggeselle
— unmarried man
Greek:
εργένης
(ergénis)
— unmarried man
Ancient Greek:
ἠΐθεος
(ēḯtheos)
— unmarried man
Gujarati:
કુંવારો
(kũvāro)
— unmarried man
Hebrew:
רווק
— unmarried man
Hebrew:
רַוָּק
(ravák)
— unmarried man
Hindi:
अविवाहित
(avivāhit)
— unmarried man
Hungarian:
agglegény
— unmarried man
Icelandic:
piparsveinn
— unmarried man
Icelandic:
einhleyplingur
— unmarried man
Icelandic:
ókvæntur maður
— unmarried man
Ido:
celibulo
— unmarried man
Indonesian:
selibat
— unmarried man
Ingrian:
vanhapoika
— unmarried man
Irish:
baitsiléir
— unmarried man
Italian:
scapolo
— unmarried man
Italian:
celibe
— unmarried man
Italian:
zito
— unmarried man
Italian:
zitello
— unmarried man
Japanese:
独身者
(dokushinsha)
— unmarried man
Karakalpak:
boydaq
— unmarried man
Kazakh:
бойдақ
(boidaq)
— unmarried man
Khmer:
កំលោះ
(kɑmlɑh)
— unmarried man
Korean:
독신자
(doksinja)
— unmarried man
Korean:
총각
(chonggak)
— unmarried man
Kyrgyz:
бойдок
(boydok)
— unmarried man
Ladin:
vedl mut
— unmarried man
Ladino:
bekar
— unmarried man
Ladino:
bekyar
— unmarried man
Ladino:
mansevu (Monastir)
— unmarried man
Latin:
baccalaureus
— unmarried man
Latvian:
vecpuisis
— unmarried man
Lithuanian:
viengungis
— unmarried man
Luxembourgish:
Jonggesell
— unmarried man
Macedonian:
ерген
(ergen)
— unmarried man
Macedonian:
беќар
(beḱar)
— unmarried man
Māori:
takakau
— unmarried man
Māori:
tāne takakau
— unmarried man
Navajo:
beʼesdzą́ą́ ádinii
— unmarried man
Norwegian Bokmål:
ungkar
— unmarried man
Norwegian Nynorsk:
ungkar
— unmarried man
Old English:
hagosteald
— unmarried man
Oromo:
qeerroo
— unmarried man
Iranian Persian:
عَزْب
(azb)
— unmarried man
Iranian Persian:
مُتَعَزِّب
(mota'azzeb)
— unmarried man
Plautdietsch:
Betschla
— unmarried man
Polish:
kawaler
— unmarried man
Portuguese:
solteirão
— unmarried man
Portuguese:
solteiro
— unmarried man
Romanian:
flăcău
— unmarried man
Romanian:
becher
— unmarried man
Russian:
холостя́к
(xolostják)
— unmarried man
Russian:
холосто́й
(xolostój)
— unmarried man
Scottish Gaelic:
fleasgach
— unmarried man
Scottish Gaelic:
seana-ghille
— unmarried man
Serbo-Croatian:
нѐжења
— unmarried man
Serbo-Croatian:
бѐћа̄р
— unmarried man
Serbo-Croatian:
nèženja
— unmarried man
Serbo-Croatian:
bèćār
— unmarried man
Slovak:
starý mládenec
— unmarried man
Slovene:
samec
— unmarried man
Sotho:
lesoha
— unmarried man
Spanish:
solterón
— unmarried man
Swahili:
kapera
— unmarried man
Swahili:
mseja
— unmarried man
Swedish:
ungkarl
— unmarried man
Tagalog:
baguntao
— unmarried man
Tajik:
муҷаррад
(mujarrad)
— unmarried man
Tarifit:
aneybu
— unmarried man
Tatar:
буйдак
(buydaq)
— unmarried man
Thai:
คนโสด
(kon-sòot)
— unmarried man
Thai:
ชายโสด
— unmarried man
Tibetan:
ཕོ་ཧྲང
(pho hrang)
— unmarried man
Turkish:
bekâr
— unmarried man
Ottoman Turkish:
بكار
(bekâr)
— unmarried man
Ukrainian:
холостя́к
(xolostják)
— unmarried man
Ukrainian:
па́рубок
(párubok)
— unmarried man
Ukrainian:
неодру́жений
(neodrúženyj)
— unmarried man